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Date of Draft: 4/2/2024


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CURRICULUM VITAE

MEGAN E. PETROV, PHD

(formerly Megan E. Ruiter or Megan E. Ruiter Petrov)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Titles: Associate Professor (Tenured)


Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University

Barrett Honors College Faculty, Arizona State University


Resilience in Social Environments (RISE) Initiative Faculty Member,
Arizona State University
Institute of Social Science Research Affiliated Faculty, Arizona State
University
Mayo Clinic Research Affiliate
Valleywise Health Research Associate

Contact Information Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation


Arizona State University
550 N. 3rd Street,
Health North, Suite 301
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0698
Tel.: 1(602) 496-2297
E-mail: Megan.Petrov@asu.edu
Twitter: @MeganPetrov

EDUCATION

03/2008 – 08/2011 Doctor of Philosophy


Department of Psychology
Concentration: Clinical Psychology, Health Specialty
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Mentor: Kenneth L. Lichstein, PhD

07/2010−06/2011 Psychology Intern


Clinical Psychology Internship
University of California San Diego/VA San Diego Health System
Accredited by the American Psychological Association
Mentors: Sean P. A. Drummond, PhD & Thomas Rutledge, PhD

08/2006 – 03/2008 Master of Arts


Department of Psychology
Concentration: Clinical Psychology, Health Specialty
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

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Mentor: Kenneth L. Lichstein, PhD

08/2002 – 12/2005 Bachelor of Science


Psychology
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Mentor: Richard R. Bootzin, PhD

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING

08/2013 – 08/2014 Postdoctoral Fellow


Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Mentors: Laurence A. Bradley PhD; Mary C. Davis, PhD;
Alex J. Zautra, PhD

01/2013 – 05/2013 Postdoctoral Scholar


NIH CTSA: UL1 TR000165
Clinical and Translational Science Training Program
Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Mentor: Laurence A. Bradley, PhD

01/2012 – 07/2013 Postdoctoral Scholar


NIH/NIMHD 3 P60 MD000502-08S1
Health Disparities Research Training Program
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center
Center of Excellence in Comparative Effectiveness Research for
Eliminating Disparities
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Mentor: Laurence A. Bradley, PhD

07/2011 – 07/2013 Postdoctoral Fellow


AHRQ: 5 T32 HS013852-09
Fellowship: Health Services and Outcomes Research
Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research & Education
School of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Mentor: Laurence A. Bradley, PhD

LICENSURE INFORMATION

08/2014 – Current Licensee: State of Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners


Arizona License in Psychology: #4551.

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

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08/2023 – CURRENT VISITING SCHOLAR


CENTER OF SLEEP EXCELLENCE FOR SLEEP & CIRCADIAN
RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY, NY

05/2021 – CURRENT TENURED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR


CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

08/2014 – 05/2021 Tenure Track Assistant Professor


Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

09/2021 – Current Affiliated Faculty


Institute for Social Science Research
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

08/2021 – Current RISE Initiative Faculty Member


Resilience in Social Environments Initiative
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

09/2017 – Current Adjunct Research Associate


Valleywise Health, Phoenix, AZ

03/2016 – 2022 Research Affiliate, WOC


Phoenix VA Healthcare System,
Department of Veteran Affairs

08/2014 – Current Research Affiliate


Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

08/2014 – Current Honors Faculty


Barrett Honors College
Arizona State University

08/2009−05/2010 Graduate Teaching Instructor


Department of Psychology
University of Alabama

08/2009−05/2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant


Department of Psychology
University of Alabama

05/2008−08/2009 Behavioral Sleep Medicine Intern


Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine Black Warrior Medical
Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Accredited American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Program

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08/2006−05/2008 Graduate Research Assistant


The University of Alabama Sleep Research Project
Department of Psychology
University of Alabama

08/2005−08/2006 Psychometrician/Research Assistant


University of Arizona Sleep Respiratory Laboratory
School of Medicine
University of Arizona

01/2004−01/2006 Senior Technician Research Assistant


University of Arizona Sleep Research Laboratory
Department of Psychology
University of Arizona

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023 Arizona State University Faculty Women’s Association Outstanding Faculty


Mentor Nominee
2023 Arizona State University Graduate College Outstanding Doctoral Faculty Mentor
Nominee
2021 Arizona State University Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Nominee
2020 Arizona State University Centennial Professorship Award Nominee
2018 Arizona State University Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Nominee
2014 Southwestern Interdisciplinary Research Center Early Faculty Fellowship
2014 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum
2014 Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2013 Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2012 The University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health and Health Disparities
Research Center: Charles Barkley Health Disparities Investigator Poster
Presentation Awardee at 2012 Health Disparities Research Symposium
2012 Abstract highlighted at SLEEP 2012 meeting by American Academy of Sleep
Medicine Public Relations office
2012 Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2011 Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2011 Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Student Member Research Award
2009 The University of Alabama Graduate Research Support Award
2008 The University of Alabama Graduate Travel Award
2006 Sleep Research Society First-Time Travel Award
2005 Graduation from the University of Arizona Summa Cum Laude
2002 University of Arizona Spirit of Discovery Scholarship
2002 University of Arizona Provost’s Scholarship

EXTRAMURAL FUNDING

CURRENT

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NIH/NHLBI R01 HL166171 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2028


Kolko (PI)
Identifying mechanisms of maternal-infant obesity risk transmission: The role of appetite,
sleep, and circadian rhythm
Total Costs (Subcontract): $151,307
Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NINDS R01 NS129887 6/1/2023 – 5/31/2028


Mun (PI)
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances as risk and progression factors for multiple
chronic pain conditions
Direct Costs: $2,550,579
Total Costs: $3,891,598
Role: Co-Investigator

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation – Strategic Research Grant


8/15/2022–8/14/2025
Petrov, Buman (MPIs)
An App-Based, Precision Medicine Approach to Optimize Long-Term CPAP Adherence
and Quality of Life
Direct Costs: $229,213
Total Costs: $249,983
Role: Multiple Principal Investigator

NIH/NCI R01 CA262041 4/1/2022 – 3/31/2027


Huberty (PI)
Consumer-based meditation app, Calm, for treatment of sleep disturbance in
hematologic cancers
ASU Subcontract Direct Costs: $236,907
Direct Costs: $1,083,775
Total Costs: $3,454,819
Role: Co-Investigator on ASU Subcontract

NIH/NHLBI R01HL147931 2/1/2020 – 1/31/2025


Petrov, Whisner (MPIs)
Investigating the Influence of Sleep-Wake Patterns and the Gut Microbiome
Development in Infancy on Rapid Weight Gain, an Early Risk Factor for Obesity
Direct Costs:
Total Costs: $3,571,554
Role: Multiple Principal Investigator

COMPLETED

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NIH/NCI R01 CA239612 (Administrative Diversity Supplement) 4/1/2021 –8/31/2023


Buman, Matthew (PI)
StandUpTV: Reducing sedentary screen time in adults
Candidate: Kristina Hasanaj
Role: Co-Mentor
Total Cost: $149,133

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation - Focused Projects Award 179-FP-18


09/14/18 – 03/12/21
Petrov (PI)
Markers of Early Atherosclerotic Progression in Insomnia.
The aim of this study is to contrast markers of cardiovascular structure and function
indicative of subclinical CVD between young adults with insomnia and good-sleeping
controls.
Direct Costs: $18,518.52
Total Costs: $20,000.00
Role: Principal Investigator

5R01CA182901-05 NIH/NCI 5/1/2015 – 3/31/2020 (NCE 2021)

Larkey (PI)
Effects of Meditative Movement (Qigong/Tai Chi Easy) on Fatigued Breast Cancer
Survivors.
Testing effects of Qigong/TCE breast cancer survivors’ fatigue and other symptoms with
a 3-group randomized controlled trial, QG, sham QG, and educational control (no
exercise).
Direct Costs: $402,897
Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NINR R21 NR016046 08/15/16 – 07/31/19


Petrov, Buman (PIs)
SleepWell24: An Innovative Smartphone Application to Improve PAP Adherence.
The aim of the study is to develop and test SleepWell24, a smartphone application,
designed to provide real-time feedback to patients with obstructive sleep apnea on their
adherence to positive airway pressure interventions.
Direct Costs: $302,051
Role: Multiple Principal Investigator

Department of Veterans Affairs‒Merit Award 06/01/16 – 05/31/18


Youngstedt, SD (PI)
Influence of Exercise, Weight Loss, and Exercise + Weight Loss on Sleep Apnea.
The aims of this study are to examine the effects of exercise, weight loss, and exercise
combined with weight loss on obstructive sleep apnea and associated morbidity in
veterans.
Direct Costs: $1,088,752
Role: Co-Investigator

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American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation – Focused Projects Award


01/07/16 – 01/06/18
Petrov (PI)
Sleep-Related Determinants of Stroke: A Case-Sibling Study
The aim of the study is to compare sleep-inhibiting behaviors, sleep duration and
disruption in adult inpatients with minor stroke/transient ischemic attack vs. adults
without minor stroke/transient ischemic attack
Direct Costs: $18,519
Total Costs: $20,726
Role: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIA R37 AG033906-12S2 09/24/15 – 04/30/17


Fillingim, R (PI)
Ethnic Differences in Responses to Painful Stimuli
The project proposes to elucidate the mechanisms underlying ethnic group differences in
knee OA-related pain by directly and prospectively assessing the progression and
predictors of clinical pain and disability as well as pain-related central nervous system
(CNS) structure and function among middle-aged and older AAs and NHWs with and
without knee OA.
Role: Consultant

NIH/NHLBI R01 HL095799 07/01/11 – 06/30/16


Youngstedt, Bootzin, Irwin, Jean-Louis (PI’s)
Influence of Chronic Moderate Sleep Restriction in Older Long and Average Duration
Sleepers.
The goals of this study are to examine the effects of 12 weeks of moderate (1 hour) time
in bed restriction on multiple outcomes (e.g, inflammation, mood, glucose tolerance,
sleepiness, cognitive function) in older long sleepers and older average duration
sleepers.
Direct Costs: $3,700,000
Role: Co-Investigator

Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 07/01/13 – 06/30/14


Petrov (PI)
Ethnic Differences in Osteoarthritis Pain and Sleep
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between sleep and endogenous
pain modulation among African American and non-Hispanic White middle-aged to older
adults with knee osteoarthritis.
Direct Costs: $100,000
Total Costs: $108,000
Role: Principal Investigator

INTRAMURAL FUNDING

CURRENT

Institute of Social Science Research Seed Grant 12/8/22 – 12/7/24

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Arizona State University


Mickelson (PI)
Assessing feasibility and efficacy of FitBits for a study on the role of digital and in-person
social connectedness on sleep and mental well-being among adolescents and their
parents
Role: Co-Investigator
Stage: New submission
Total Costs: $8,000

Institute of Social Science Research Seed Grant 12/15/21 – 12/14/23


Arizona State University
Mun (PI)
An evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of novel adjunctive
wearable bright light therapy for opioid use disorder
Role: Co-Investigator
Direct Costs: $8,000

COMPLETED

Institute of Social Science Research Seed Grant 07/01/16 – 07/31/21


Arizona State University
Petrov (PI)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Primary Prevention Approach to
Cardiovascular Disease?
Direct Costs: $6,000

Mayo Clinic & ASU Alliance for Health Care Collaborative Research Seed Grant
Mayo Clinic & Arizona State University
Petrov, Rhudy (PIs) 01/01/20 – 6/30/21
Adapting a Smartphone-Delivered Self-Management Program and Behavioral
Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Initiation and Maintenance to Enhance
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient-Provider Communication among Stroke
Survivors with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Direct Costs: $50,000

Institute of Social Science Research Seed Grant 09/14/18 – 06/15/21


Arizona State University
Petrov (PI)
Markers of Early Atherosclerotic Progression in Insomnia.
Direct Costs: $8,000

RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED / PENDING REVIEW

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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS – PUBLISHED / IN PRESS

NOTES:
1
Publications, book chapters, and abstracts listed sequentially in reverse chronological order.
2
Petrov ME, Petrov M, Ruiter Petrov ME, and Ruiter ME, represents my authorship.
3
* Denotes Student/Trainee at the time of submission.
4 § Denotes Petrov as corresponding author, co-corresponding author, senior author, or co-

senior author.
5 JIF = Journal Impact Factor of the most recent year reported at the time of publication.

1. *Olson M, Toffoli S, Vander Wyst KB, Zhou F, Reifsnider E, Petrov ME, §Whisner C.
Associations of infant feeding, sleep and rapid weight gain with the toddler gut microbiome.
Microorganisms 2024;12(3):549. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030549 JIF: 4.1

2. Petrov ME, Liu L, Mudappathi R, §Whisner CM. Actigraphic sleep patterns are associated
§

with bone turnover and bone mineral density among university students. Journal of Sleep
Research 2024;e14192. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14192 JIF: 4.4

3. Mardian AS, Kent M, Ciciolla L, Gress-Smith JL, Regalado-Hustead ML, Scott BA, Petrov
ME. Biobehavioral Life Regulation (BLR) scale for living well in chronic pain: preliminary
scale development and validation. PLOS One [Accepted]. JIF: 3.7

4. Robbins R, Yuan Y, Johnson DA, Long DL, Molano JR, Kleindorfer DO, §Petrov ME
§
Howard VJ. Sleep apnea and incident stroke in a national cohort of Black and White
adults. Neurology 2024;102(6):e209171. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209171
JIF: 10.1

5. Khasawneh W, Petrov ME, Ahmed A, Reifsnider E, Komnenich P. Barriers and facilitators


to breastfeeding practices among immigrant Muslim Arab women living in a metropolitan
area of the southwestern United States. Clinical Lactation 2024;15(1):17.
https://doi.org/10.1891/CL-2023-0019 Citescore: 0.5

6. §
Petrov ME, Epstein DR, Krahn L, Todd M, Park JG, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI,
*Hasanaj K, Hoffmann CM, Hollingshead K, Yu T, §Buman MP. SleepWell24, a smartphone
application to promote adherence to positive airway pressure therapy among patients with
obstructive sleep apnea: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy in a randomized
controlled trial. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2023;
https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2023.2289442 JIF: 3.1

7. Sawyer RP, Bennett A, Blair J, Molano J, Timmerman E, Foster F, Karkoska K, Hyacinth


HI, Manly J, Howard VJ, Petrov ME, Hoffmann CM, Yu F, Demel SL, Aziz Y, Hooper D, Hill
EJ, Johnson J, Pounders J, Shatz R. History of obstructive sleep apnea associated with
incident cognitive impairment in white but not black individual in a USA national cohort
study. Sleep Medicine 2023;112:1-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2023.09.021 JIF: 4.8

8. Khasawneh W, Ahmed AH, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Komnenich P. Breastfeeding


practices and associated factors among immigrant Muslim Arab women living in a
metropolitan area of the Southwest of the United States. Clinical Medicine Insights:

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Pediatrics 2023;17:11795565231200798. https://doi.org/10.1177/11795565231200798 JIF:


1.5

9. §
Petrov ME, Calvin S, Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Meltzer KN, Chen ACC, Felix KN,
Roe-Sepowitz D. Sleep habits, disturbances, and hygiene of adolescent female survivors of
domestic minor sex trafficking. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare 2023;38(1):52-60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006 JIF: 2.8

10. *Jiao N, Pituch K, §Petrov ME. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on insomnia and sleep
efficiency in parents and caregivers of young children. Frontiers in Sleep 2023;2:1212784.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1212784

11. Sheehan CM, *Li L, Petrov ME. How did trends in sleep duration in 2020 compare to
previous years and how did they vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment?
Sleep Medicine 2023;101:570-577. PMCID: PMC9753452 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.12.008
JIF: 4.842

12. Huberty J, Bhuiyan N, Eckert R, Larkey L, Petrov M, Todd M, Mesa R. Insomnia as an


unmet need in patients with chronic hematological cancer: Protocol for a randomized
controlled trial evaluating a consumer-based meditation app for treatment of sleep
disturbance. JMIR Research Protocols 2022;11(7):e39007.PMCID: PMC9288097
doi: 10.2196/39007 JIF: 1.9

13. *Li L, Sheehan C, Petrov ME, *Mattingly JL. Prospective associations between sedentary
behavior and physical activity in adolescence and sleep duration in adulthood. Preventive
Medicine 2021;153:106812 PMCID: PMC8638459
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106812 JIF: 4.018

14. §Petrov ME, *Jiao N, Panchanathan SS, Reifsnider E, Coonrod DV, Liu L, Krajmalnik-
Brown R, §Whisner CM. Protocol of the Snuggle Bug/Acurrucadito study: A longitudinal
study investigating the influences of sleep-wake patterns and gut microbiome development
in infancy on rapid weight gain, an early risk factor for obesity. BMC Pediatrics
2021;21:374. PMCID: PMC8405858 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02832-8. JIF:
2.083

15. *Hoffmann CM, Petrov ME, Lee RE. Aerobic physical activity to improve memory and
executive function in sedentary adults without cognitive impairment: A systematic review
and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports 2021;23:101496. PMCID: PMC8327129.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101496 CiteScore: 3.8.

16. §Petrov ME, Pituch KA, *Kasraeian K, *Jiao N, *Mattingly J, *Hasanaj K, Youngstedt SD,
Buman MP, Epstein DR. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on change in sleep patterns in
an exploratory, cross-sectional online sample of 79 countries. Sleep Health. 2021 Aug
1;7(4):451-8. PMID: 34193394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.05.007. JIF: 4.45

17. Langer SL, Castro FG, Chen ACC, Davis KC, Joseph RP, Kim W, Larkey L, Lee RE,
Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Youngstedt SD, Shaibi GQ. Recruitment, engagement, and
retention of underrepresented and vulnerable populations to research. Public Health
Nursing 2021; 38(6):1102-15. PMCID: PMC8697710 https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12943 JIF:
1.462

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18. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, McCormick D, Todd M, Reyna L, Reifsnider E. Sleep-wake
patterns during infancy are associated with rapid weight gain and incident adiposity in
toddlerhood. Pediatric Obesity 2020;16(3),e12726. PMCID: PMC8344177
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12726 JIF: 3.429

19. §Petrov ME, Long DL, Grandner MA, MacDonald L, Cribbet MR, Robbins R, Cundiff JM,
Molano JR, *Hoffmann CM, Wang X, Howard G, Howard VJ. Racial differences in sleep
duration are modified by sex, socioeconomic status, and U.S. geographic region: The
REGARDS study. Sleep Health 2020;6(4):442-450. PMCID: PMC8186947.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh/2020.05.004

20. *Vander Wyst K, Whisner CM, Buman MP, Shaibi G, Reifsnider E, Petrov ME. Resting
energy expenditure relationship with macronutrients and gestational weight gain: A pilot
study. Nutrients 2020;12(2):450. PMCID: PMC7071224.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020450 JIF: 4.171

21. §Petrov ME, *Hasanaj K, *Hoffmann CM, Epstein DR, Krahn L, Park JG, Hollingshead K,
Yu T, Todd M, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, §Buman MP. Rationale, design, and
development of SleepWell24: A smartphone application to promote adherence to positive
airway pressure therapy among patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Contemporary
Clinical Trials 2020;89:105908. PMCID: PMC8415005
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2019.105908 JIF: 2.280

22. Alcantara C, Gallo L, Weng J, Dudley KA, Wallace D, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Sotres-


Alvarez D, Zee PC, Ramos AR, Petrov ME, Casement MD, Hall M, Redline S, Patel SR.
Employment Status and the Association of Sociocultural Stress Severity and Stress Burden
with Sleep in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Sleep
2019;42(4):zsz002. PMCID: PMC6448284. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz002 JIF: 5.135

23. *Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Reifsnider E, §Petrov ME. The combined impact of sleep
and diet on adiposity in infants, toddlers, and young children: A systematic review. Journal
of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 2019;40(3):224-236. PMID: 30741778.
https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000636 JIF: 2.199

24. §Petrov ME, Howard G, Grandner M, Kleindorfer D, Molano JR, Howard VJ. Sleep duration
and risk of incident stroke by age, sex, and race: The REGARDS Study. Neurology
2018;91(18):e1702-e1709. PMCID: PMC6207412.
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000006424 JIF: 8.320

25. Chen J, Patel S, Redline S, Duraro-Arvizu R, Garside DB, Reid KJ, Lash J, Sotres-Alvarez
D, Gallo LC, Petrov ME, Perreira KM, Talavera GA, Ramos AR, Zee P, Daviglus ML.
Weekly sleep trajectories and their associations with obesity and hypertension in the
Hispanic/Latino Population. Sleep 2018;41(10). PMCID: PMC6187108.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsy150 JIF: 5.135

26. §Petrov ME, *Emert S, Lichstein KL. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder features
and response to behavioral therapy for insomnia among patients with hypnotic-dependent
insomnia. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2018;Jun 5:1-13. PMCID: PMC6281779. doi:
10.1080/15402002.2018.1483369 JIF: 2.411

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27. Ghazi L, Bennett A, Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Safford MM, Soliman EZ, Glasser SP. Race,
sex, age, and regional differences in the association of obstructive sleep apnea with atrial
fibrillation: REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study. Journal of
Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018;14(9):1485-1493. PMCID: PMC6134254. doi:
10.5664/jcsm.7320 JIF: 3.429

28. §Petrov ME, Weng J, Reid KJ, Wang R, Ramos AR, Wallace DM, Alcantara C, Cai J,
Perreira K, Espinoza Giacinto RA, Zee PC, Sotres-Alvarez D, Patel SR. Commuting and
sleep: Results from the HCHS/SOL Sueño ancillary study. American Journal of Preventive
Medicine 2018;54(3):e49-e57. PMCID: PMC5818327. doi:10.1016/j.amepre/2017.11.006
JIF: 4.212

29. Cruz-Almeida Y, Cardoso J, Riley III JL, Goodin B, King CD, Petrov M, Bartley EJ, Sibille
KT, Glover TL, Herbert MS, Bulls HW. Physical performance and movement-evoked pain
profiles in community-dwelling individuals at risk for knee osteoarthritis. Experimental
Gerontology 2017;98:186-191. PMCID: PMC5652068 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.026
JIF: 3.340

30. Ramos AR, Weng J, Wallace DM, Petrov ME, Wohlgemuth WK, Sotres-Alvarez D, Loredo
JS, Reid KJ, Zee PC, Mossavar-Rahmani, Y, Patel SR. Sleep patterns and hypertension
using actigraphy in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. CHEST
2018;153(1):87-93. PMCID: PMC5812757. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.09.028 JIF: 6.147

31. Sibille KT, King CD, Garrett T, Glover TL, Zhang H, Chen H, Redden DT, Goodin BR,
Sotolongo A, Sanden S, Petrov ME, Cruz-Almeida Y, Herbert MS, Bartley E, Edberg J,
Staud R, Bradley L, Fillingim RB. Omega-6:Omega-3 PUFA ratio pain, functioning, and
distress in adults with knee osteoarthritis. Clinical Journal of Pain 2018;34(2):182-189.
PMCID: PMC5701880. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000517 JIF: 2.703

32. Bulls HW, Lynch MK, Petrov ME, Gossett EW, Owens MA, Terry SC, Wesson-Sides K,
Goodin BR. Depressive symptoms and sleep efficiency sequentially mediate racial
differences in temporal summation of mechanical pain. Annals of Behavioral Medicine
2017;51(5):673-682. PMCID: PMC5610591. doi: 10.1007/s12160-017-9889-x JIF: 4.195

33. Herbert MS, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Sotolongo A, Petrov ME, Edberg JC, Bradley, LA,
Fillingim RB. Ethnicity, cortisol, and experimental pain responses among persons with
symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Clinical Journal of Pain 2017;33(9):820-826. PMCID:
PMC5446937. doi: 10/1097/AJP.0000000000000462 JIF: 2.703

34. Sibille KT, Chen H, Bartley EJ, Riley III J, Glover TL, King CD, Zhang H, Cruz-Almeida Y,
Goodin BR, Sotolongo A, Petrov ME, Herbert M, Bulls HW, Edberg JC, Staud R, Redden
DT, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. Accelerated aging in adults with knee osteoarthritis pain:
consideration for frequency, intensity, time, and total pain sites. Pain Reports
2017;2(3):e591. PMCID: PMC5741297. doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000591

35. §Petrov ME, *Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, *Jeong M, *Denniston M, Moramarco MW,
Gallagher MR, Reifsnider E. Relationship of sleep duration and regularity with dietary
intake among preschool-aged children with obesity from low-income families. Journal of
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 2017;38(2):120-128. PMCID: PMC5285397. JIF:
2.323

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36. §Petrov ME, Davis MC, Belyea M, Zautra AJ. Linking childhood abuse and hypertension:
sleep disturbance and inflammation as mediators. Journal of Behavioral Medicine
2016;39(4):716-726. PMCID: PMC4945392. doi: 10.1007/s10865-016-9742-x JIF: 2.959.

37. §Petrov ME, Buman MP, Unruh ML, Baldwin CM, *Jeong M, Reynagas-Ornelas L,
Youngstedt SD. Association of sleep duration with kidney function and albuminuria:
NHANES 2009-2012. Sleep Health 2016;2(1):75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.12.003
Citescore: 3.44

38. §Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, King CD, Glover TL, Bulls HW, Herbert MA,
Sibille KT, Bartley EJ, Fessler BJ, Sotolongo AS, Staud R, Redden D, Fillingim RB,
Bradley LA. Disrupted sleep is associated with altered pain processing by sex and ethnicity
in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2015;16(5):478-490. PMCID: PMC 4424160. doi:
10.1016/j.jpain.2015.02.004 JIF: 4.22.

39. §Petrov ME, Lichstein KL. Differences in sleep between black and white adults: an update
and future directions. Sleep Medicine 2016;18:74-81. PMID: 25754383. doi:
10.1016/j.sleep.2015.01.011 JIF: 3.10.

40. §Petrov ME, Clark CB, Molzof HE, Johnson Jr RL, Cropsey K, Gamble KL. Sleep strategies
of night shift nurses on days off: which ones are most adaptive? Frontiers of Neurology
2014;5:277. PMCID: PMC4271573. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00277 JIF: 3.552

41. §Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale D, Lewis CE, Reis JP, Carthenon M, Knutson KK, Glasser
SP. Objective sleep, a novel risk factor for alterations in kidney function: the CARDIA
study. Sleep Medicine 2014;15(9):1140-1146. PMCID: PMC4145022. doi:
10.1016/j.sleep.2014.05021 JIF: 3.10.

42. §Petrov ME, Kennedy R, Sawyer P, Bradley LA, Allman R. Benzodiazepine (BZD) use in
community-dwelling older adults: longitudinal associations with mobility, functioning, and
pain. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2014;59(2):331-337. PMCID: PMC4130769.
doi:10.1016/j.archger.2014.04.017 JIF: 1.53.

43. §Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D, Grandner MA, Molano JR, Howard G. Over-the-
counter and prescription sleep medication and incident stroke: The Reasons for
Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study. Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;23(8):2110-2116. PMCID: PMC4157947. doi:
10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.03.025 JIF: 1.99.

44. Cruz-Almeida Y, Sibille KT, Goodin BR, Petrov ME, Bartley EM, King CD, Glover TL,
Sotolongo A, Schmidt J, Herbert MS, Fessler BJ, Redden DT, Staud R, Riley JL, Bradley
LA, Fillingim RB. Racial and ethnic differences in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and Rheumatology 2014;66(7):1800-1810. PMCID: PMC4077911. doi:
10.1002/art.38620 JIF: 7.48.

45. §Petrov ME, Lichstein KL, Baldwin CM. Prevalence of sleep disorders by sex and ethnicity
among older adolescents and emerging adults: relations to daytime functioning, working
memory, and mental health. Journal of Adolescence 2014;37(5):587-97. PMID: 24931561
doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.01.007 JIF: 2.05.

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46. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Lichstein KL, Huisingh CE, Bradley LA. Predictors of adherence to a
brief behavioral insomnia intervention: daily process analysis. Behavior Therapy
2014;45(3):430-442. PMID: 24680236 doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.01.005 JIF: 2.43.

47. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. Self-reported sleep duration in
relation to incident stroke symptoms: nuances by body mass and race from the REGARDS
study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;23(2):e123-e132. PMCID
PMC3946730 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.09.009 JIF: 1.99.

48. §Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale D, Lewis CE, Reis J, Carnethon M, Knutson K, Glasser
SP. Longitudinal associations between objective sleep and lipids: the CARDIA Study.
SLEEP 2013;36(11):1587-1595. PMCID: PMC3792374 doi: 10.5665/sleep.3104 JIF: 5.06.

49. Grandner MA, Petrov MER, Rattanaumpawan P, Jackson N, Platt A, Patel N. Sleep
symptoms, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic position. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
2013;9(9):897-905. PMCID: PMC3746717 doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2990 JIF: 2.93.

50. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Nau SD, Geyer J. Personality disorder features and insomnia
status amongst hypnotic-dependent adults. Sleep Medicine 2012;13:1122-1129. PMCID:
PMC3474889 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.05.004 JIF: 3.10.

51. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal sleep in African-Americans and
Caucasian-Americans: A meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine 2011;12:209-214. PMID:
21317037 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.12.010 JIF: 3.10.

52. Geyer JD, Lichstein KL, Ruiter ME, Ward LC, Carney PR, Dillard SC. Sleep education for
paradoxical insomnia. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2011;9:266-272. PMCID: PMC3229295
doi: 10.1080/15402002.2011.607022 JIF: 1.74.

53. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Sleep disorders in African-American and
Caucasian-Americans: A meta-analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2010;8:246-259. PMID:
20924837 doi: 10.1080/15402002.2010.509251 JIF: 1.74.

54. Geyer JD, Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Management of insomnia in patients with chronic
pulmonary disease. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2008;3:581-588. doi:
10.1016/j.jsmc.2008.08.011

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

1. James D, Maxfield M, Han SY, Hawley NA, Petrov ME, Sears D, Vance DE, Larkey LK.
Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention Effects on Cognitive Function, Mood and Sleep among Older
Breast Cancer Survivors: An Exploratory Analysis Frontiers of Cognition [Under Review].

2. Mamun A, Leonard KS, Petrov ME, Buman MP, Ghasemzadeh H. Time-series wearable
activity forecasting. Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics [Under Review].

3. Larkey LK, James DL, Han S, Weihs K, Jahnke R, Oh B, Kim SW, Huberty J, Petrov ME,
Martin D, Hook J, Rao S, Northfelt D. Randomized controlled trial testing Tai Chi

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Easy/Qigong and Sham Qigong on breast cancer survivors’ fatigue and associated
symptoms. [Under review]

4. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. COVID-19 family distress, parent insomnia, infant
temperament, and infant sleep: A path analysis. Sleep Advances [Under review]

5. Mun CJ, Youngstedt SD, Petrov ME, Pituch K, Elliott J, George SZ, LoVecchio F, Mardian
AS, Elam KK, Winsick N, Eckert R, Sajith S, Alperin K, Lakhotia A, Kohler K, Reid MJ,
Davis MC, Fillingim RB. Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances as risk and progression
factors for multiple chronic overlapping pain conditions: A protocol for a longitudinal study
Pain Reports [Under review].

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INVITED PUBLICATIONS

1. McCrae C, Taylor DJ, Grandner MA, Petrov ME, Curtis A. Insomnia: Epidemiology, risk
factors, & health disparities. In MH Kryger, T Roth, WC Dement (Eds.), Principles and
Practice of Sleep Medicine 8th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier; Expected: 2025.

2. McCrae C, Taylor DJ, Petrov ME. Insomnia: Epidemiology, risk factors, and health
disparities. In MH Kryger, T Roth, CA Goldstein (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sleep
Medicine 7th Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2021.

3. *Molzof H, Petrov ME, Lichstein KL. Late-life insomnia. In A Chun (Ed.), Geriatric Practice:
A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults 1st Edition. Springer; 2019.

4. Lichstein KL, Taylor DJ, McCrae CM, Petrov ME. Insomnia: Epidemiology and risk factors.
In MH Kryger, T Roth, WC Dement (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine 6th
Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017: 761-768.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-24288-
2.00081-7

5. McCrae C, Petrov ME, Dautovich N, Lichstein KL. Sleep disorders in older adults. In K.
Warner Schaie, Ed. Handbook of the Psychology of Aging 8th Edition. Academic Press;
2015.

6. Howard VJ, Ruiter Petrov ME, Dudenbostel T, Glasser SP. Stroke and hypertension in
high-risk African Americans. In Ferdinand KC, ed. Hypertension in High Risk African
Americans. New York: Springer; 2015.

7. §
Ruiter Petrov ME, Vanderwal GV, Lichstein KL. Late-life insomnia. In NA Pachana, K
Laidlaw (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology: International
Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2014.

8. Geyer JD, Ruiter ME. Appendix C: Sleep questionnaires. In PR Carney, R Berry, JD Geyer
(Eds.), Clinical Sleep Disorders 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins;
2011.

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9. Lichstein KL, Taylor DJ, McCrae CM, Ruiter ME. Insomnia: Epidemiology and risk factors.
In MH Kryger, T Roth, WC Dement (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine 5th
Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2011. Pp. 827-837.

10. §Ruiter ME, Vanderwal GV, Lichstein KL. Insomnia in the elderly. In SR Pandi-Perumal, JM
Monti & A Monjan (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Geriatric Sleep Medicine. Cambridge,
UK: Cambridge University Press; 2010.

11. Vanderwal GS, Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Transient insomnia: a behavioral sleep medicine
perspective. In SR Pandi-Perumal, JC Verster, JM Monti, MH Lader & SZ Langer (Eds.),
Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics. Oxford, UK: Taylor and Francis; 2008.

INVITED EDITORIALS

NOTES:
1 Abstracts listed sequentially in reverse chronological order.
2 *Denotes Student/Trainee; §Denotes Petrov as corresponding author

§
1. Petrov ME, Rojo-Wissar DM. When shall we intervene to prevent insomnia
development among minoritized youth?: The earlier, the better. SLEEP 2024;zsae054.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae054

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

NOTES:
1 Abstracts listed sequentially in reverse chronological order.
2 Petrov ME, Ruiter Petrov ME, and Ruiter ME, represents my authorship.
3 *Denotes Student/Trainee; §Denotes Petrov as corresponding author

§
1. Petrov ME, *Jiao N, *Shu J, Liu L, *Gross T, Reifsnider E, Coonrod D, Whisner C.
Circadian rest-activity rhythm development is associated with weight gain in early infancy.
Sleep 2023;46(Suppl 1): A44 zsad077.0100

2. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Whisner C, §Petrov ME. The relationships between early maternal sleep
and mother-infant bonding, and infant bedtime difficulty: A path analysis. Sleep
2023;46(Suppl 1): A73. zsad077.0166

§
3. Petrov ME, *Shu J, Liu L, *Jiao N, Whisner CM. High social and verbal soothe-to-sleep
methods for newborns may increase rate of weight gain via reductions in sleep duration.
Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2023;57(Suppl 1):S86.

4. *Mattingly J, Petrov ME, Joseph RP. Associations of relationship satisfaction, gender traits,
and spousal sedentary time among married couples. Annals of Behavioral Medicine
2023;57(Suppl 1):S510.

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§
5. Petrov ME, *Jiao N, Whisner C. Post-birth feeding experiences are associated with
actigraphy-assessed sleep patterns among newborns. Sleep 2022;45(Suppl_1):A85-A86.

6. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. The relationships between the impact of COVID-19
pandemic, parent insomnia, infant temperament, and infant sleep: A path analysis. Sleep
2022;45(Suppl_1):A222-A223.

7. Youngstedt S, Angadi S, Petrov M, Salma Patel. A model for a chronic napping in older
adults at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Sleep 2022;45(Suppl_1):A44.

8. Toffoli S, Wyst KV, Hinde K, Petrov M, Reifsnider E, Whisner C. Associations between


rapid weight gain, feeding practices, and the gut microbiome during infancy. Current
Developments in Nutrition 2022;6(Suppl_1):1030.

9. *Mattingly J, Petrov ME, Joseph RP. Feasibility of measuring daily physical activity and
gender roles among adult couples. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2022;56(Suppl 1):S358.

10. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Epstein DR, Buman MP. COVID-19 pandemic impact on
sleep disturbances is dependent on race. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2022;56(Suppl
1):S143.

11. *Kasraeian K, §Petrov ME. 228 The association of prior mental health conditions with
COVID-19-related sleep changes. Sleep 2021 May;44(Suppl_2):A91.

12. §Petrov ME, Buman M, Epstein D, Youngstedt S, Hoffmann N, *Mattingly J, *Hasanaj K,


*Jiao N, *Kasraeian K, *Sominsky A, *Stievater E. 660 Chronotype associations with
insomnia, depressive symptoms, and changes in sleep and health behaviors during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep 2021 May;44(Suppl_2):A258.

13. *Jiao N, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E. Early positive parent-child interactions and enriched
home environment are associated with better infant sleep. Sleep 2021
May;44(Suppl_2):A62.

14. §Petrov ME, *Kasraeian K, *Jiao N, Youngstedt S, Mookadam F, Angadi SS. Abstract
P198: Short sleep duration, greater cognitive arousal, and eveningness are associated with
reduced left ventricular function in insomnia disorder. Circulation 2021 May
25;143(Suppl_1):AP198.

15. *Mattingly JL, §Petrov ME. Abstract P042: Association between Covid-19 pandemic related
unemployment and change in sedentary screen time among previously employed adults.
Circulation 2021 May 25;143(Suppl_1):AP042.

16. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS, *Jiao N, *Lim LM, *Wong B.
Insomnia is associated with greater arterial stiffness and cardiac dysfunction. Sleep
2020;43(Suppl_1):A210-A211.

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17. §Petrov ME, Todd M, Epstein DR, Krahn L, *Hasanaj K, *Hoffmann CM, Park JG,
Hollingshead K, Yu T, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, Buman MP. Sleepwell24, a
smartphone application to promote PAP therapy adherence: Feasibility and acceptability.
Sleep 2020;43(Suppl_1):A265.

18. *Hoffmann CM, Petrov ME. Associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity
and sedentary time on cognitive function in older adults with cardiovascular disease:
NHANES 2011-2014. Circulation 2020;141:AP376.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.141.suppl_1.P376

19. *Mattingly JL, Petrov ME. Racial/ethnic differences in self-reported sedentary time are
related to differential risk for prevalent hypertension: NHANES 2011-2016. Circulation
2020;141(Suppl_1):AP306.

20. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS, *Jiao N, *Lim LM. Poorer objective
sleep is associated with greater arterial stiffness and worsening cardiac diastolic function.
Circulation 2020;141(Suppl_1):AP548.

21. Whisner CM, *Vander Wyst K, Petrov ME, McCormick D, Todd M, Reifsnider E.
Differences in weight gain and microbiome between breastfed and formula-fed infants
among a low-income, minority sample. In American Public Health Association’s 2019
Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 2-Nov. 6).
https://apha.confex.com/apha/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/439899

22. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, McCormick D, Todd M, Reifsnider E. Sleep-wake patterns
during infancy are associated with gut microbial community structure in toddlerhood. Sleep
2019;42(Suppl 1):A100. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.242

23. *Vander Wyst KB, Buman MP, Shaibi G, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Whisner CM. Evaluation
of variability in resting energy expenditure and its relationship with macronutrients and
gestational weight gain during the second trimester of pregnancy. Current Developments in
Nutrition 2019;3(Suppl 1):nzz048.P11-136-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz048.P11-136-
19

24. *Vander Wyst KB, Buman MP, Shaibi G, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Whisner CM. Dietary
macronutrient composition and gestational weight gain among pregnant women during the
second trimester. Current Developments in Nutrition 2019;3(Suppl 1): nzz044. P08-018-19.
https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz044.P08-018-19

25. *Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Reifsnider E, Buman MP, Shaibi GQ, §Petrov ME.
Relationships between changes in sleep and gestational weight gain among pregnant
women. Sleep 2019;42(Suppl 1): A101-102. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.246

26. Whisner CM, *Vander Wyst K, Petrov ME, McCormick D, Todd M, Reifsnider E. Rapid
weight gain and feeding practices in the first 6 months of life are associated with dysbiosis
of the gut microbiome in toddlerhood. Current Developments in Nutrition 2019;3(Suppl
1):nzz041. P21-032-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz041.P21-032-19

27. Vetter C, Fritz J, Downer K, Phillips AJK, Zee P, Baron KG, Redline S, Mossavar-Rahmani
Y, Petrov ME, Reid KJ, Sotres-Alvarez D, Patel SR. Longitudinal association of objective

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sleep duration, timing, and regularity with weight change in HCHS/SOL Sueño ancillary
study. Sleep 2019;42(Suppl 1):A337. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.838

28. *Hasanaj K, *Hoffmann N, Toledo ML, Mullane SL, Larouche ML, Hollingshead K,
Stepnowsky C, Epstein DR, Reaven P, Krahn LE, §Petrov ME, §Buman MP. Building
smartphone “apps” for lifestyle behavior change in clinical populations. Journal of Physical
Activity & Health 2018;15(10):S94.

29. Ogilvie RP G Simonelli G, Sotres-Alvarez D, St-Onge M, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Perreira K;


Petrov ME, Kim Y, Balkin T, Wallace D, Reid KJ, Daviglus M, Zee PC, Patel SR. Caffeine
use and sleep in U.S. Hispanic/Latinos: Findings from HCHS/SOL Sueño ancillary study.
Sleep 2018;41(Suppl 1):A59.

30. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, *Mahmood TM, *Castillo LF, *Richardson J, *Gupta R.
Actigraphic sleep is associated with bone mineral density and bone turnover in young
adults. Sleep 2018;41(Suppl 1):A97-98.

31. Knowlden A, Petrov ME, Nowakowski S, Grandner MA. Gender differences in the
relationship between short sleep and obesity depend on age. Sleep 2018;41(Suppl
1):A107.

32. Ji XW, Grandner MA, Petrov ME. The role of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status in
the relationship of chronic health conditions and habitual sleep duration. Sleep
2018;41(Suppl 1):A332.

33. *Hoffmann NM, Petrov ME. Moderate physical activity and sleep duration as predictors of
cognitive function in older adults with hypertension: NHANES 2011-2014. Circulation
2018;137:AP176.

34. §Petrov ME, Long L, Grandner MA, MacDonald L, Cribbet MR, Robbins R, Cundiff J,
Molano JR, *Hoffmann N, Howard G, Howard VJ. Sleep duration by sociodemographic
socioeconomic, and geographical status: The REGARDS study. Sleep 2017;40(Suppl
1):A307.

35. §Petrov ME, *Calvin S, *Vander Wyst K, Whisner CM, *Felix KN, *Richardson J. Sleep
patterns, disturbances, and hygiene of adolescent female victims of sex trafficking and
sexual abuse. Sleep 2017;40(Suppl 1):A361-362.

36. *Hoffmann NM, Petrov ME. Sleep duration and physical activity as predictors of measures
of adiposity: NHANES 2009-2012. Sleep 2017;40(Suppl 1):A292-293.

37. Thompson K, Petrov ME, Bulls HW, Bradley LA, Goodin BR, Fillingim RB. Insomnia
severity predicts clinical and experimental measures of pain and physical function in adults
with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2017;18(4):S79.

38. *Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Petrov ME, Gallagher MR, Reifsnider E. Relationship of
feeding practices with sleep duration on infant weight at 12 months. The Official Journal of
the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2017;31:lb307.

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39. *Hoffmann C, Petrov ME, Zautra AJ, Davis MC. Sleep duration and sedentary behavior as
predictors of cardiovascular disease in mid-life. Circulation 2017;135:AMP029.

40. §Petrov ME, Zautra AJ, *Hoffmann N, Davis MC. Difficulty falling asleep is predictive of
metabolic syndrome. Circulation 2017;135:AP359.

41. §Petrov ME, Li X, Knutson K, Carnethon MR, Lauderdale DS, Angadi S, Lewis CE, Glasser
SP, Rana J, Reis JP. Insomnia symptoms are associated with incident cardio- and
cerebrovascular disease events in young to middle-aged men. SLEEP 2016;39:A259.

42. §Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Herbert MS, Sotolongo A, Fillingim RB, Bradley LA.
Sleep disturbance mediates the association between social discrimination and pain severity
in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2016;17(4):S17.

43. Bulls HW, Lynch M, Owens M, Gossett E, Terry S, Wesson-Sides K, Petrov ME, Goodin
BR. Depressive symptoms and sleep efficiency mediate racial difference in endogenous
pain facilitatory processes. The Journal of Pain 2016;17(4):S35.

44. Grandner MA, Patterson F, Malone SK, Hanlon A, Haynes P, Petrov ME, Parthasarathy S.
Should habitual sleep duration be added to “Life’s Simple 7?” Circulation 2016;133:AMP95.

45. §Petrov ME, Howard G, Grandner M, Kleindorfer D, Molano JR, Howard VJ. Black-white
differences in the association between sleep duration and incident stroke: The REGARDS
Study. Circulation 2016;133:AMP09.

46. Cardoso J, Bush R, Pop R, Weber E, Cruz-Almeida Y, Riley JL, Glover R, Bartley E,
Petrov ME, Goodin BR, King CD, Bulls HW, Herbert MS, Sibille K, Addison A, Staud R,
Bradley LA, Fillingim R. Experimental pain phenotyping in older adults with knee
osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2015;16(4):S26.

47. Herbert MS, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Sotolongo A, Petrov ME, Edberg JC, Bradley LA,
Fillingim RB. Pre-task cortisol predicts cold pressor pain sensitivity in non-Hispanic Whites
but not African Americans with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain
2015;16(4):S51.

48. §Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Bartley EJ, Cruz-Almeida Y, Herbert MS, Bulls HW, Fillingim RB,
Bradley LA. Negative affect as a mediator in the sleep-pain relationship among adults with
knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2015;16(4):S27.

49. Grandner MA, Petrov ME, Chakravorty S, Bhatt S, Gurubhagavatula I. Association


between habitual sleep duration and cardiometabolic disease, and the mediating role of
foregoing care: data from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Circulation
2015;131:AP069.

50. §Petrov ME, Grandner MA, Baldwin CM, Buman MP, Youngstedt SD. Short sleep duration
is associated with greater homocysteine levels. Circulation 2015;131:AP072.

51. §Petrov ME, Buman MP. Sleep duration associated with markers of kidney function in
persons without kidney disease: NHANES 2007-2010. Sleep 2014;37:A259.

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52. §Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer DO, Grandner M, Molano JR, Howard G. Sleep
medication and incident stroke: The REGARDS Study. Circulation 2014;129:AP215.

53. §Petrov ME, Glover T, Goodin BR, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. The role of clinical pain in the
association between vitamin D status and sleep quality among adults with knee
osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2014; 15(4):S27.

54. Baldwin CM, Choi M, Reynaga-Ornelas L, Ruiter ME, Quan SF. Comorbidity risk for
Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans with sleep problems. Sleep 2013;36:A280.

55. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale DS, Lewis CE, Reis JP, Carnethon MR, Knutson
KL, Glasser SP. Sleep, an early risk factor for altered kidney function: the CARDIA study.
Sleep 2013;36:A277-78.

56. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Addison AS, Herbert MS, Schmidt JK, King CD, Sibille KT, Bulls HW,
Goodin BR, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. Elevated pain sensitivity and disability are associated
with poor sleep behaviors and quality in knee osteoarthritis. Sleep 2013;36:A290.

57. §Ruiter ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. Short Sleep Predicts Stroke Symptoms in
Persons of Normal Weight. Sleep 2012;35:A279.

58. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Ethnic differences in sleep disorders and daytime functioning
amongst college students. Sleep 2012;35:A237.

59. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Ethnic effects on working memory capacity in sleep disorders.
Sleep 2011;34:Abstract supplement:A189.

60. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Nau S, Geyer J, Doekel R, Hardin M. Personality disorder
features predict the insomnia experience among hypnotic-dependent patients. Sleep
2010;33:Abstract supplement:A193.

61. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal Sleep in African Americans and
Caucasian Americans: A Meta-Analysis. Sleep 2009;32:Abstract supplement:A415.

62. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal sleep and insomnia in African
Americans and Caucasian Americans: A meta-analytic summary. Sleep 2008;31:Abstract
supplement:A243.

63. §Ruiter ME, Britton W, Bootzin R, Lichstein KL. The interaction between depression and
sleep complaints affects emotional reactions to stressful events and objective sleep. Sleep
2008;31:Abstract supplement:A320.

64. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Durrence HH, Riedel BW, Taylor DJ, Bush AJ. Ethnic differences
in sleep between middle-aged African-American and Caucasian-American insomniacs.
Sleep 2007;30:Abstract supplement:A228.

65. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Durrence HH, Riedel BW, Taylor DJ, Bush AJ. The distribution
and impact of narcolepsy symptoms in non-sleep-disordered individuals. Sleep
2007;30:Abstract supplement:A214.

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66. §Ruiter ME, Britton W, Haynes P, Fridel K, Bootzin RR. Sleep disturbance following stress
induction in chronically depressed individuals. Sleep 2006;29:Abstract supplement:A327.

NON-PEER REVIEWED ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

1. Brown D, Joseph R, Monroe C, Petrov ME, Salerno E, Szeszulski J, Lee RE. Matching
behavior and biology: How chronotypes influence your physical activity and sleep.
Society of Behavioral Medicine website. March 23, 2023. Accessed March 23, 2023.
https://www.sbm.org/healthy-living/matching-behavior-and-biology-how-chronotypes-
influence-your-physical-activity-and-sleep

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INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

* Denotes Student/Trainee;
§ Denotes Petrov as corresponding author

Oral Presentations

1. §
Petrov ME, *Jiao N, *Shu J, Liu, L, *Gross T, Reifsnider E, Coonrod D, Whisner, CM.
(2023, June 5) Circadian rest-activity rhythm development is associated with weight gain in
early infancy. SLEEP 2023 37th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep
Societies, Indianapolis, IN, USA

2. §
Petrov ME. (2023, June 7) Markers of Subclinical, Cardiac Pathology and Atherosclerotic
Progression in Insomnia Disorder. In N. Shah (chair), Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health:
Results from Funded AASM Foundation Grants. [Symposium]. SLEEP 2023 37th
Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

3. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Whisner CM, §Petrov ME. The relationships between early maternal
sleep and mother-infant bonding, and infant bedtime difficulty later: A path analysis. (2023,
June 7). SLEEP 2023 37th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep
Societies, Charlotte, NC, USA. Speaker: *Jiao N.

4. §
Petrov ME, Whisner CM, *Jiao N, *Olson M, *Gross T, Reifsnider E. (February, 2023)
Parent, home environment, and feeding predictors of circadian rest-activity rhythm
entrainment among young infants. Datablitz at the 2023 Sleep Research Society’s
Advances in Sleep and Circadian Sciences conference, Clearwater Beach, FL USA.

5. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. The relationships between the impact of COVID-19
pandemic, parent insomnia, infant temperament, and infant sleep: A path analysis. (2022,
June 4-8). SLEEP 2022 36th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep
Societies, Charlotte, NC, USA. Speaker: *Jiao N.

6. §
Petrov ME, Buman MP, Epstein DR, Youngstedt SD, Hoffmann NM, *Mattingly J,
*Hasanaj K, *Jiao N, *Kasraeian K, *Sominsky A, *Stievater E. (June 2021). Chronotype

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associations with insomnia, depressive symptoms, and changes in sleep and health
behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep Research Society Club Hypnos Datablitz
at SLEEP 2021 35th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
[AWARDED CLUB HYPNOS CUP WITH CLINICAL RESEARCH TEAM].

7. *Kasraeian K, §Petrov ME. (June 2021). The association of prior mental health conditions
with COVID-19-related sleep changes. SLEEP 2021 35th Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Speaker: *Kasraeian K. [Virtual Conference].

8. *Jiao N, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E. (June 2021). Early positive parent-child interactions and
enriched home environment are associated with better infant sleep. SLEEP 2021 35th
Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Speaker: *Jiao N.
[Virtual Conference].

9. Morgenthaler TI, Buman MP, Petrov ME, St. Louis E, Krahn L. (December 2020). Treating
obstructive sleep apnea: A 24-hour lifestyle approach. Presentation at World Sleep 2020
Conference of the World Sleep Society. Speaker: Morgenthaler TI. [Virtual Conference].

10. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS, *Jiao N, *Lim LM, *Wong B.
(August 2020) Insomnia Is associated with greater arterial stiffness and cardiac
dysfunction. Oral, recorded presentation at the SLEEP 2020 34th Anniversary Meeting of
the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. [Virtual Conference].

11. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS, *Jiao N, *Lim LM, *Wong B.
(August 2020) Insomnia Is associated with greater arterial stiffness and cardiac
dysfunction. Sleep Research Society Club Hypnos Datablitz at the SLEEP 2020 34th
Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. [AWARDED CLUB
HYPNOS CUP WITH CLINICAL RESEARCH TEAM].

12. Ansari S, Ricardo AC, Zee PC, Chen J, Sotres-Alvarez, Ramos AR, Wohlgemuth WK,
Rosas SE, Talavera GA, Cespedes EM, Petrov ME, Cai J, Franceschini N, Daviglus M,
Patel SR, Lash J. (November, 2019). Impaired sleep quality is associated with incident
albuminuria in Hispanics/Latinos: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health
Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Oral presentation at the American Society of
Nephrology Kidney Week 2019. Washington, DC. Speaker: Ansari S.

13. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, McCormick, Todd M, Reifsnider E. (June, 2019). Sleep-wake
patterns during infancy are associated with gut microbial community structure in
toddlerhood. Oral presentation at the SLEEP 2019 33rd Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

14. *Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Reifsnider E, Buman MP, Shaibi GQ, §Petrov ME
[Speaker]. (June 2019). Relationships between Changes in Sleep and Gestational Weight
Gain Among Pregnant Women. Oral presentation at the SLEEP 2019 33rd Anniversary
Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

15. *Hoffmann C, §Petrov ME, Davis MC, Zautra AJ. Sleep duration and sedentary behavior as
predictors of cardiovascular disease in mid-life. Moderated oral poster presentation at the
2017 American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and
Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions. Speaker: Coles Hoffmann.

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16. §Petrov ME, Li X, Knutson K, Carnethon MR, Lauderdale DS, Angadi S, Lewis CE, Glasser
SP, Rana J, Reis JP. (June, 2016). Insomnia: An early risk factor for cardio-
cerebrovascular events? Oral presentation at the SLEEP 2016 30th Anniversary Meeting of
the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

17. §Petrov ME, Howard G, Grandner M, Kleindorfer D, Molano JR, Howard VJ. (March, 2016).
Black-white differences in the association between sleep duration and incident stroke: The
REGARDS Study. Moderated oral poster presentation at the American Heart Association
2016 Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific
Sessions.

18. §Petrov ME, *Emert S [Speaker], Lichstein KL. (June, 2015). Personality factors and the
response to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Oral presentation at the SLEEP
2015 29th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

19. Gamble KL, Johnson RL, Thomson SB, Griffie TJ, Ruiter M, Molzov H, Bray MS, Young
ME. (November, 2013). Impact of off-shift, sleep strategies on adaptation to shift work and
circadian misalignment. Oral Presentation at the Working Time Society Conference.
Speaker: Karen L. Gamble.

20. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Addison AS, Herbert MS, Schmidt JD, King CD, Sibille KT, Bulls HW,
Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. (June 2013). Elevated Clinical and
Experimental Pain Sensitivity is Associated with Poor Sleep Quality and Behaviors in
Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Oral presentation selected for a symposium at the 19th
Annual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Research Trainees Conference.

21. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Addison AS, Herbert MS, Schmidt JD, King CD, Sibille KT, Bulls HW,
Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. (May 2013). Elevated Experimental
Pain Sensitivity is Associated with Poor Sleep Quality and Behaviors in Patients with Knee
Osteoarthritis. Oral presentation selected for a symposium at the 2013 Rhythms in the
Southeast Region (RISER) conference.

22. §Ruiter ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. (June 2012). Short Sleep Predicts Stroke
Symptoms in Persons of Normal Weight. Oral presentation selected for a symposium at the
SLEEP 2012 26th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

23. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Nau S, Geyer J, Doekel R, Hardin M. (June 2010). Personality
disorder features predict the insomnia experience among hypnotic-dependent patients.
Oral presentation selected for a symposium at the SLEEP 2010 24th Anniversary Meeting
of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

24. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. (June 2009). Insomnia in African
Americans and Caucasian Americans: A Meta-analysis. Oral presentation selected for a
symposium at the SLEEP 2009 23rd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional
Sleep Societies.

Poster Presentations

1. Maurer M, Rivera DE, Anand H, Awan H, Leonard-Corzo K, Hasanaj K, Epstein D, §Buman


M, §Petrov M. Building an adaptive behavioral intervention for obstructive sleep apnea using

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control system engineering. Poster Presentation at the 2023 IEEE Control Systems Society
conference. San Diego, CA, USA.

2. Toffoli SN, Vander Wyst KB, Hinde K, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Whisner CM. Associations
between rapid weight gain, feeding practices, and the gut microbiome during infancy.
(2022, June 14-16). NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE, the annual meeting of the American
Society of Nutrition.

3. Youngstedt S, Angadi S, Petrov ME, Patel S. A model for a chronic napping in older adults
at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. (2022, June 4-8) SLEEP 2022 36th Anniversary Meeting of
the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Charlotte, NC, USA.

4. §
Petrov ME, *Jiao N, Whisner CM. Post-birth feeding experiences are associated with
actigraphy-assessed sleep patterns among newborns. (2022, June 4-8). SLEEP 2022 36th
Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Charlotte, NC, USA.

5. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. The relationships between the impact of COVID-19
pandemic, parent insomnia, infant temperament, and infant sleep: A path analysis. (2022,
June 4-8). SLEEP 2022 36th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep
Societies, Charlotte, NC, USA.

6. §
Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Panchanathan SS, Coonrod D, *Komarnisky J, *Gunther B, *Jiao
N, *Koelbel M, §Whisner CM. Associations of Sleep Patterns and Feeding Practices Among
Newborns in a Diverse Sample. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity 2022 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA

7. §
Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Epstein DR, Buman MP. (April 2022). COVID-19 pandemic
impact on sleep disturbances is dependent on race. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of
Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

8. *Mattingly, J.L., Petrov, M.E., Joseph, R. (2022, April 6-9). Feasibility of Measuring Daily
Physical Activity and Gender Roles Among Adult Couples with Children [Conference
Abstract]. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland,
United States.

9. *Kasraeian K, §Petrov ME. (June 2021). The association of prior mental health conditions
with COVID-19-related sleep changes. SLEEP 2021 35th Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

10. *Jiao N, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E. (June 2021). Early positive parent-child interactions and
enriched home environment are associated with better infant sleep. SLEEP 2021 35th
Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

11. §Petrov ME, Buman MP, Epstein DR, Youngstedt SD, Hoffmann NM, *Mattingly J,
*Hasanaj K, *Jiao N, *Kasraeian K, *Sominsky A, *Stievater E. (June 2021). Chronotype
associations with insomnia, depressive symptoms, and changes in sleep and health
behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. SLEEP 2021 35th Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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12. *Mattingly J, §Petrov ME. (May 2021). Change in employment status as a result of COVID-
19 and change in sedentary screen time among adults. Presentation at the 2021 American
Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Scientific Sessions.

13. *Li L, Sheehan C, Petrov ME, *Mattingly J. (May 2021). The long-arm of sedentary
behavior and exercise in adolescence for sleep in early-adulthood. Population Association
of American 2021 Annual Meeting.

14. §Petrov ME, *Kasraeian K, *Jiao N, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS. (May 2021)
Short sleep duration, greater cognitive arousal, and eveningness are associated with
reduced left ventricular function in insomnia disorder. Presentation at the 2021 American
Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Scientific Sessions.

15. *Hasanaj K, Leonard KS, Kozey Keadle S, Petrov ME, Buman MP. Activity bout
accumulation patterns in two clinical samples using the Fitbit Charge 2 activity monitor.
Poster Presentation. ICAMPAM. June 2021, Virtual due to COVID-19.

16. §Petrov ME, Todd M, Epstein DR, Krahn L, *Hasanaj K, *Hoffmann C, Park JG,
Hollingshead K, Yu T, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, §Buman MP. (August 2020).
SleepWell24: a Smartphone Application to Promote PAP Therapy Adherence: Feasibility
and Acceptability. Virtual Presentation at the SLEEP 2020 34th Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

17. *Hasanaj K, Davis KL, Krahn LE, Epstein DR, Toledo MJL, Gossard TR, Teigen LN, Timm
PC, Park JG, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, Larouche ML, §Buman MP, §Petrov ME. (May
2020). Physical activity trajectories among newly-diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea
patients. Virtual Poster at “Building and Evidence Base for Commercial Technology”
Conference from 4th Annual UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media.

18. *Hoffmann CM, Petrov ME. Associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity
and sedentary time on cognitive function in older adults with cardiovascular disease:
NHANES 2011-2014. Poster presentation at the 2020 American Heart Association
Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

19. *Mattingly JL, Petrov ME. Racial/ethnic differences in self-reported sedentary time are
related to differential risk for prevalent hypertension: NHANES 2011-2016. Poster
presentation at the 2020 American Heart Association Epidemiology and
Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

20. §Petrov ME, Youngstedt SD, Mookadam F, Angadi SS, *Jiao N, *Lim LM. Poorer objective
sleep is associated with greater arterial stiffness and worsening cardiac diastolic function.
Poster presentation at the 2020 American Heart Association Epidemiology and
Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

21. *Vander Wyst KB, Buman MP, Shaibi GQ, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Whisner CM. (June
2019). Evaluation of variability in resting energy expenditure and its relationship with

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macronutrients and gestational weight gain during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Poster presentation at the American Society for Nutrition 2019 Conference.

22. *Vander Wyst KB, Buman MP, Shaibi GQ, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E, Whisner CM. (June
2019). Dietary Macronutrient Composition and Gestational Weight Gain Among Pregnant
Women during the Second Trimester. Poster presentation at the American Society for
Nutrition 2019 Conference.

23. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, McCormick D, Todd M, Reyna L, Reifsnider E. (February, 2019).
Sleep-wake patterns during infancy are associated with rapid weight gain and incident
adiposity in toddlerhood. Poster Presentation at the Advances in Sleep and Circadian
Science 2019 Inaugural Meeting of the Sleep Research Society.

24. *Hasanaj K, *Hoffman N, Toledo ML, Mullane SL, Larouche ML, Hollingshead K,
Stepnowsky C, Epstein DR, Krahn L, Petrov ME, Buman MP. Building smartphone “apps”
for lifestyle behavior change in clinical populations. Poster Presentation at the 2018
International Society of Physical Activity and Health Annual Meeting.

25. Ogilvie RP G Simonelli G, Sotres-Alvarez D, St-Onge M, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Perreira K;


Petrov ME, Kim Y, Balkin T, Wallace D, Reid KJ, Daviglus M, Zee PC, Patel SR. Caffeine
use and sleep in U.S. Hispanic/Latinos: Findings from HCHS/SOL Sueño ancillary study.
Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2018 32nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies.

26. §Petrov ME, Whisner CM, *Mahmood TM, *Castillo LF, *Richardson J, *Gupta R.
Actigraphic sleep is associated with bone mineral density and bone turnover in young
adults. Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2018 32nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies.

27. Knowlden A, Petrov ME, Nowakowski S, Grandner MA. Gender differences in the
relationship between short sleep and obesity depend on age. Poster Presentation at the
SLEEP 2018 32nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

28. Ji XW, Grandner MA, Petrov ME. The role of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and marital status in
the relationship of chronic health conditions and habitual sleep duration. Poster
Presentation at the SLEEP 2018 32nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional
Sleep Societies.

29. *Castillo LF, Whisner CM, *Esch P, Petrov ME. Association between bone mass, sleep
duration and sleep quality in college students. November 2017; 10th International
Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis, Hong Kong.

30. §Petrov ME, Long L, Grandner MA, MacDonald L, Cribbet MR, Robbins R, Cundiff J,
Molano JR, *Hoffmann N, Howard G, Howard VJ. Sleep duration by sociodemographic
socioeconomic, and geographical status: The REGARDS study. Poster Presentation at the
SLEEP 2017 31th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

31. §Petrov ME, *Calvin S, *Vander Wyst K, Whisner CM, Felix KN, Richardson J. Sleep
patterns, disturbances, and hygiene of adolescent female victims of sex trafficking and
sexual abuse. Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2017 31th Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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32. *Hoffmann NM, §Petrov ME. Sleep duration and physical activity as predictors of measures
of adiposity: NHANES 2009-2012. Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2017 31th Anniversary
Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

33. Thompson K, Petrov ME, Bulls HW, Bradley LA, Goodin BR, Fillingim RB. Insomnia
severity predicts clinical and experimental measures of pain and physical function in adults
with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the 2017 American Pain
Society Annual Meeting.

34. *Vander Wyst K, Whisner CM, Petrov ME, Gallagher MR, Reifsnider E. Relationship of
feeding practices with sleep duration on infant weight at 12 months. Poster Presentation at
the 2017 Experimental Biology Conference.

35. §Petrov ME, Zautra AJ, *Hoffmann N, Davis MC. Difficulty falling asleep is predictive of
metabolic syndrome. Poster presentation at the 2017 American Heart Association
Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

36. *Hoffmann C, Petrov ME, Davis MC, Zautra AJ. Sleep duration and sedentary behavior as
predictors of cardiovascular disease in mid-life. Poster presentation at the 2017 American
Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Scientific Sessions.

37. §Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Herbert MS, Sotolongo A, Fillingim, RB, Bradley LA.
Sleep disturbance mediates the association between social discrimination and pain severity
in knee osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the 2016 American Pain Society Annual
Meeting.

38. Herbert MS, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Sotolong A, Petrov ME, Edberg JC, Bradley LA,
Fillingim RB. Pre-task cortisol predicts cold pressor pain sensitivity in non-Hispanic Whites
but not African Americans with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the
2015 American Pain Society Annual Meeting.

39. §Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Bartley EJ, Cruz-Almeida Y, Herbert MS, Bulls HW, Fillingim RB,
Bradley LA. Negative affect as a mediator in the sleep-pain relationship among adults with
knee osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the 2015 American Pain Society Annual
Meeting.

40. Cardoso J, Bush R, Pop R, Weber E, Cruz-Almeida Y, Riley JL, Glover R, Bartley E,
Petrov ME, Goodin BR, King CD, Bulls HW, Herbert MS, Sibille K, Addison A, Staud R,
Bradley LA, Fillingim R. Experimental pain phenotyping in older adults with knee
osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the 2015 American Pain Society Annual Meeting.

41. Herbert MS, Goodin BR, Bulls HW, Sotolongo A, Petrov ME, Edberg JC, Bradley LA,
Fillingim RB. Pre-task cortisol predicts cold pressor pain sensitivity in non-Hispanic Whites
but not African Americans with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Poster Presentation at the
2015 American Pain Society Annual Meeting.

42. Grandner MA, Petrov ME, Chakravorty S, Bhatt S, Gurubhagavatula I. Association


between habitual sleep duration and cardiometabolic disease, and the mediating role of

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foregoing care: data from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Poster
Presentation at American Heart Association 2015 Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle
and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.

43. §Petrov ME, Grandner MA, Baldwin CM, Buman MP, Youngstedt SD. Short sleep duration
is associated with greater homocysteine levels. Poster Presentation at American Heart
Association 2015 Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Scientific Sessions.

44. §Petrov ME, Buman MP. Sleep duration associated with markers of kidney function:
NHANES 2009-2010. Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2014 28th Anniversary Meeting of
the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

45. §Petrov ME, Glover TL, Goodin BR, Bradley LA, Fillingim RF. The role of clinical pain in the
association between vitamin D status and sleep quality among adults with knee
osteoarthritis. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (2014).

46. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer DO, Grandner M, Molano JR, Howard G. Sleep
medication and incident stroke: the REGARDS study. Poster Presentation at the American
Heart Association 2014 Epidemiology and Prevention|Nutrition, Physical Activity and
Metabolism Scientific Sessions.

47. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Addison AS, Herbert MS, Schmidt JD, King CD, Sibille KT, Bulls HW,
Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. Elevated pain sensitivity and
disability are associated with poor sleep behaviors and quality in knee osteoarthritis. Poster
Presentation at the SLEEP 2013 27th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional
Sleep Societies.

48. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale DS, Lewis CE, Reis JP, Carnethon MR, Knutson
KL, Glasser SP. Sleep, an early risk factor for altered kidney function: The CARDIA Study.
Poster Presentation at the SLEEP 2013 27th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies.

49. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Barriers and facilitators to adherence to one-session of
behavioral therapy for insomnia. Poster Presentation at the 2012 Association for Behavioral
and Cognitive Therapies 46th Annual Convention.

50. §Ruiter ME, Kim Y, Glasser SP, Lauderdale D, Lewis CE, Reis J, Carthenon M, Knutson K.
The relationship of objectively measured sleep on cardiovascular risk factors across race
and sex: Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Poster
Presentation at the 2012 Academy Health Annual Research Meeting.

51. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Ethnic effects on working memory capacity in sleep disorders.
Poster presentation selected for presentation at the SLEEP 2011 25th Anniversary Meeting
of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

52. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal Sleep in African Americans and
Caucasian Americans: A Meta-Analysis. Poster selected for presentation at the SLEEP
2009 23rd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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53. §Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal sleep and insomnia in African
Americans and Caucasian Americans: A meta-analytic summary. Poster selected for
presentation at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional
Sleep Societies.

54. §Ruiter ME, Britton W, Bootzin R, Lichstein KL. The interaction between depression and
sleep complaints affects emotional reactions to stressful events and objective sleep. Poster
selected for presentation at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Anniversary Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies.

55. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Durrence HH, Riedel BW, Taylor DJ, Bush AJ. Ethnic differences
in sleep between middle-aged African-American and Caucasian-American insomniacs.
Poster selected for presentation at the SLEEP 2007 21st Anniversary Meeting of the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

56. §Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Durrence HH, Riedel BW, Taylor DJ, Bush AJ. The distribution
and impact of narcolepsy symptoms in non-sleep-disordered individuals. Poster selected
for presentation at the SLEEP 2007 21st Anniversary Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies.

57. §Ruiter ME, Britton W, Haynes P, Fridel K, Bootzin RR. Sleep disturbance following stress
induction in chronically depressed individuals. Poster selected for presentation at the
SLEEP 2006 20th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

REGIONAL OR LOCAL CONFERENCES

Oral Presentation

1. *Jiao N, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E. COVID-19 pandemic affects sleep behaviors and
insomnia in parents of young children. 2021 Western Institute of Nursing 54th Annual
Communicating Nursing Research Conference. Virtual conference. [Speaker: *Jiao, N].

2. *Hasanaj K, Davis KL, Krahn LE, Epstein DR, Toledo MJL, Gossard TR, Teigen LN, Timm
PC, Park JG, Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, Larouche ML, Buman MP, Petrov ME. Physical
activity trajectories among newly-diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients. Video
Presentation. Building an Evidence Base for Commercially Available Technology. Virtual
conference. UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media. May 2020, Virtual due to COVID-
19. [Speaker: *Hasanaj K].

3. *Spoehr N, Petrov ME. Differences in Traditional and Non-Traditional Cardiovascular


Disease Risk Factors Between Asian and non-Hispanic Young Adults. Oral Presentation at
2018 Western Institute of Nursing’s 51st Annual Communicating Nursing Research
Conference. Spokane, WA [Speaker: *Spoehr N].

Poster Presentation

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1. *Jiao N, Petrov ME. Feasibility and acceptability of aPlay2Sleep intervention on sleep


among young infants. Poster presentation at the Fall 2022 Arizona State University Institute
of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest. [Awarded: 3rd Place in
Proposed Research category - $800].

2. *Mattingly JL, Petrov ME, Joseph RP. Association of activity levels, relationship
satisfaction, and gender trait identification among married couples. Fall 2022 Arizona State
University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

3. *Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. The relationships between the impact of COVID-19
pandemic, parent insomnia, infant temperament, and infant sleep: a path analysis. Poster
presentation at the Spring 2022 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science
Research Graduate Student Poster Contest

4. *Mattingly JL, Petrov ME. Do couples who sit together stay together? Identification of adult
dyad sedentary behavior profiles. Poster presentation at the Spring 2022 Arizona State
University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest

5. *Mattingly, JL, Petrov ME. Feasibility of measuring daily sedentary time and gender roles
among adults couples. Poster Presentation at the Fall 2021 Arizona State University
Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest

6. *Jiao N, Petrov ME. Factors Associated with Infant Sleep during the COVID 19 Pandemic.
Poster Presentation at the Fall 2021 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science
Research Graduate Student Poster Contest

7. *Mattingly, JL, Petrov ME. COVID-19 pandemic related unemployment and change in
sedentary screen time among previously employed adults. Poster Presentation at the
Spring 2021 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate
Student Poster Contest

8. *Jiao N, Petrov ME, Reifsnider E. Parent-Child Interactions and Enriched Home


Environment are Associated with Better Infant Sleep. Poster Presentation at the Spring
2021 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student
Poster Contest

9. *Jiao N, Petrov ME. COVID-19 pandemic affects sleep behaviors and insomnia in parents
of young children. Poster Presentation at the Fall 2020 Arizona State University Institute of
Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest. [HONORABLE MENTION
AWARD - $400]

10. *Kasraeian K, Petrov ME. The association of prior mental health conditions with COVID-
19-related sleep changes. Poster Presentation at the Fall 2020 Arizona State University
Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

11. *Hoffmann CM, Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Diaz K, Hooker S. Objectively measured
sedentary behavior increases risk for cognitive impairment in older adults. Poster
Presentation at the Spring 2020 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science
Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

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12. *Hasanaj K, Davis KL, Krahn LE, Epstein DR, Toledo MJL, Gossard TR, Teigen LN, Timm
PC, Park JG, St. Louis EK, Morgenthaler TI, Larouche ML, Buman MP, Petrov ME.
Physical activity trajectories among newly-diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Poster Presentation at the Spring 2020 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science
Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

13. *Mattingly, JL, Petrov ME, Han S. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Self-Reported Sedentary
Time Are Related to Differential Risk for Prevalent Hypertension: NHANES 2011-
2016. Poster Presentation at the Spring 2020 Arizona State University Institute of Social
Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

14. *Jiao N, Petrov ME. Effects of mHealth and internet-based interventions on infant sleep,
parent-child interactive behaviors, and bonding: A systematic review. Poster Presentation
at the Spring 2020 Arizona State University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate
Student Poster Contest.

15. *Hoffmann C, §Petrov ME, Davis MC, Zautra AJ. Sleep duration and sedentary behavior as
predictors of cardiovascular disease in mid-life. Poster Presentation at the 2017 Arizona
State University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

16. *Vander Wyst KB, *Calvin S, Whisner CM, §Petrov, ME. Sleep and diet habits among sex
trafficked or sexually abused adolescents. Poster Presentation at the 2016 Arizona State
University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

17. *Jeong M, Petrov ME, Belyea M, Kelly L, Reifsnider E. Depression, sleep, and glycemic
control in Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes. Poster Presentation at the 2016 Arizona
State University Institute of Social Science Research Graduate Student Poster Contest.

18. §Ruiter Petrov ME, Addison AD, Herbert MS, Schmidt JD, King CK, Sibille KT, Bulls HW,
Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB. Do differences in sleep mediate
ethnic disparities in knee osteoarthritis? Poster Presentation at the 2013 8th Annual
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Disparities Research Symposium.

19. §Ruiter ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. Sleep duration as a mechanism between
ethnicity and incident stroke symptoms. Poster Presentation at the 2012 7th Annual
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Disparities Research Symposium.

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IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

August 18, 2021 - August 12, 2022 RE: Petrov ME, Pituch KA, *Kasraeian K, *Jiao N,
*Mattingly J, *Hasanaj K, Youngstedt SD, Buman MP, Epstein DR. Impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on change in sleep patterns in an exploratory, cross-sectional online sample of 79
countries. Sleep Health. 2021 Aug 1;7(4):451-8. PMID: 34193394.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.05.007

KJZZ Fronteras Desk:

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https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1801307/how-summers-and-covid-19-rob-
arizonans-vital
sleep/?fbclid=IwAR0yJwqzTmqP9MuNcSWypZHhj6GVZtRukrEpBnJz2DaHFIlcMoL
Xvhlt7Ac

EurekAlert!: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925714

October 3, 2018 RE: Petrov ME, Howard G, Grandner M, Kleindorfer D, Molano JR, Howard
VJ. Sleep duration and risk of incident stroke by age, sex, and race: The REGARDS Study.
Neurology. [In Press]. PMC In Progress.

American Academy of Neurology Press Release:


https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1673

International News Organizations: DailyMail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-


6236487/White-men-sleep-9-hours-night-71-greater-risk-stroke.html

Newsletters/Websites: MedpageToday
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/strokes/75479
HealthDay https://consumer.healthday.com/cardiovascular-health-information-20/misc-
stroke-related-heart-news-360/how-much-he-sleeps-may-affect-his-stroke-risk-
738253.html

June, 2012 RE: Ruiter ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. (June 2012). Short Sleep
Predicts Stroke Symptoms in Persons of Normal Weight. Oral presentation selected for a
symposium at the SLEEP 2012 26th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep
Societies.

Major USA News Organizations:


CBS, Christian Broadcasting Network, Forbes.com, FOXNews, HealthDay, The
Huffington Post, Medscape Medical News, MSNBC, TIME, US News & World
Report, Yahoo! News,

Television:
• NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
(http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/08/12127560-too-little-sleep-stroke-
risk-spikes-in-healthy-adults?lite),
• CBS Morning News with Arianna Huffington
(http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7411366n)
• 171 LOCAL TV NEWS BROADCASTS of (http://www.khou.com/news/health/Study-
Too-little-sleep-can-put-older-people-at-risk-for-stroke-158490285.html),
INCLUDING:
o Fox News (Fox and Friends)
o KTRK-TV (ABC, Houston)
o WBZ-TV (CBS, Boston)
o WUSA-TV (CBS, Washington DC)
o WYW-TV (CBS, Philadelphia)
o KPHO-TV (CBS, Phoenix)
o KRAL-TV(CBS, Raleigh-Durham)
o KCPQ-TV(Fox, Seattle)
o WTSP-TV (CBS, Tampa-St. Petersburg)

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o WBBM-TV (CBS, Chicago)


o WJBK-TV (Fox, Detroit)
o KMSP-TV (Fox, Minneapolis)
o WOIO-TV (CBS Cleveland)
o KTVT-TV (CBS, Dallas)
o KCAL-TV (Ind., Los Angeles)
o KDKA-TV (CBS, Pittsburgh)
o KOIN (CBS, Portland, OR)
o KOVR-TV (CBS, Scaramento)
o WABC-TV (ABC, New York)
o HLN

Newspapers: August Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune blog, New
York Daily News, Toronto Sun, USA Today (front page 6-11-2012,
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-11/sleep-stroke-risk/55506530/1)

Radio: CBS Radio News Desk KCBS San Francisco (live), WTOP (Washington)

Magazines: Prevention

International News Organizations: Courier Mail (Australia), Daily Mail (UK),


HeraldSun.com (Australia), IANS (India news service), Press Association (UK news
service), United Press International

Newsletters/Websites: About.com, American Scientist, Bottom Line/Health, Calgary


Sun.com, Cincinnati Enquirer.com, Clinical Neurology News, Daily Rx, Edmonton
Sun.com, Examiner.com, Healthcare Professionals Network:
http://www.hcplive.com/conferences/2014-aps/Vitamin-D-Supplementation-May-Reduce-
Pain-Improve-Sleep-in-Knee-Osteoarthritis-Patients,
Ivanhoe News Service, KBOI.com, KCEN.com, KGO-AM.com, KSDK.com, KSL.com,
Neurology Reviews, Post Chronicle.com, Psychology Today online, Rheumatology
Morning Wire for the American College of Rheumatology, WBIR.com, Winnipeg
Sun.com

TEACHING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Arizona State University Teaching & Instruction

Semester Course Role a Credit


Hrs
2024,Spring **On Sabbatical**
2023, Fall **On Sabbatical**
2023,Spring HCR 493: Honors Thesis Thesis Director (n=2) 3
HCR 499: Barrett Honors Research / Instructor (n=8) 1-3
Independent Study
NUR 799: Dissertation Chair/Co-Chair (n=3) 6-9

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2022, Fall HCR 294/494: Team Based Research Instructor (n=8) 1-3
Practicum (Sleep & Health Lab)
NUR 799: Dissertation Chair/Co-Chair (n=3) 6-9
HCR 492: Honors Thesis Thesis Director (n=2) 3
HCR 499: Barrett Honors Research / Instructor (n=2) 2
Independent Study
2022,Spring HCR 294/494: Team Based Research Instructor (n=9) 1-3
Practicum (Sleep & Health Lab)
NUR 799: Dissertation Co-Chair (n=1) 9
HCR 493: Honors Thesis Thesis Director 3
2021, Fall HCR 494: Team Based Research Practicum Instructor (n=9) 1-3
(Sleep & Health Lab)
NUR 799: Dissertation Co-Chair 7
2021,Spring HCR 245: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
HCR 294/494: Team Based Research Instructor (n=4) 1-2
Practicum (Sleep & Health Lab)
NUR 692: Research Instructor 3
2020, Fall NUR/HCR 492: Honors Directed Study Edson College Barrett FHA 3
NUR/HCR 493: Honors Thesis Edson College Barrett FHA 3
NUR/HCR 499: Individualized Instruction Instructor 2
2020,Spring HCR 245: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 492: Honors Directed Study Edson College Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis Edson College Barrett FHA 3
NUR 499: Supervised Research / Independent Instructor 3
Study
NUR 799: Dissertation Co-Chair 3
2019, Fall HCR 245: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 492: Honors Directed Study Edson College Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis Edson College Barrett FHA 3
2019,Spring HCR 245: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 799: Dissertation Co-Chair 6
2018,Fall HCR 245: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 799: Dissertation Co-Chair 6
2018,Spring NUR 499: Supervised Research/Independent Instructor 3
Study
2017,Fall DNP 679: Biostatistics Co-Instructor 3
NUR 499: Supervised Research/Independent Instructor 3
Study
2017,Spring HCR 294: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 499: Supervised Research/Independent Instructor 2
Study
2016,Fall DNP 679: Biostatistics Co-Instructor 3
2016,Spring HCR 294: The Science of Sleep Behavior Instructor 3
NUR 492: Honors Directed Study CONHI Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis CONHI Barrett FHA 3
2015,Fall NUR 492: Honors Directed Study CONHI Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis CONHI Barrett FHA 3

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2015,Spring NUR 498: Supervised Research/Independent Instructor 2


Study
NUR 492: Honors Directed Study CONHI Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis CONHI Barrett FHA 3
2014, Fall NUR 492: Honors Directed Study CONHI Barrett FHA 3
NUR 493: Honors Thesis CONHI Barrett FHA 3
a
Please note that FHA indicates Arizona State University Barrett, The Honors College Faculty Honors
Advisor within the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Arizona State University Curriculum Development

In Development

2023 HCR 245 Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Behavior


Updated with new required textbook
Reapplied for General Studies Social-Behavioral (SB) Designation

2019-21 HCR 2XX Entering Health and Healthcare Research [Temporarily suspended]
For: Undergraduate Standing
Purpose: To support the research knowledge and experience gap for Edson
College undergraduate students between Term 1 and Term 6 of their plan of
study. This course is designed to promote research self-efficacy, skills, and data
management.

Proposed & Developed Courses

2021-2023 HCR 280/480 Team Based Research Practicum


For: Undergraduate Students
Purpose: To provide team, laboratory, clinic, or center-based interprofesisonal
research experiences, led by Edson College faculty members.
Permanent Course Number Proposal of HCR 294/494 Team Based Research
Practicum

2020 HCR 294/494 Team Based Research Practicum


For: Undergraduate Students
Purpose: To provide team, laboratory, clinic, or center-based interprofesisonal
research experiences, led by Edson College faculty members.

2015 HCR 294 The Science of Sleep Behavior (Later retitled: HCR 245 Sleep, Sleep
Disorders, and Behavior)
For: Undergraduate Standing
Approved by: College of Nursing & Health Innovation Academic Assembly
Approved by: Arizona State University General Studies Committee
Granted General Studies Social-Behavioral (SB) Designation

2014 HCR 598 Sleep and Sleep Assessment in Research


For: Graduate Standing
Approved by: College of Nursing & Health Innovation Academic Assembly

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Team Developed

2014 Master’s of Science in Nursing Patient Safety & Healthcare Quality Program
NUR 520 Patient Safety and Health Care Quality Principles, Assessment
& Methods
NUR 521 Healthcare Evidence, Informatics and Analysis
NUR 522 Designing Systems for Patient Safety and Health Care Quality
NUR 523 Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient Safety and
Health Care Quality Outcomes **Note. Primary Developer **
NUR 529 Role Focused Practicum: Patient Safety and Health Care
Quality
Approved by: College of Nursing & Health Innovation Academic Assembly

Arizona State University, Edson College First Year PhD Student Initial Advisor

Student Field/Degree Seeking Topic Area

Nana Jiao Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Interventions to Promote


(2019 – 2020) Maternal/Child Health Interactions
and Infant Sleep

Jennifer Mattingly Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Workplace Health and Sedentary
(2019 – 2020) Behavior

Coles Hoffmann Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent


(2016 – 2017) Cognitive Impairment and
Cardiovascular Disease in Older
Adults

Kiley Vander Wyst Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Sleep, Nutrition, & Maternal/Child
(2015 – 2016)

Mihyun Jeong Nursing & Healthcare Innovation Risk Factors for Diabetes
(2014-2015) Among Korean Americans

Arizona State University Dissertation Committees

Student College / Role Title Date Current


Program Defended Position

Nana Jiao Edson Chair Feasibility and Pending NA


College of Acceptability of May 2024
Nursing & aPlay2Sleep
Health Intervention on
Innovation
Sleep among
/ Nursing
Young Infants

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& Health
Innovation

Jennifer Edson Chair Relationship Pending Fall NA


Mattingly College of Adjustment Dynamic 2024
Nursing & Related to Sedentary
Health Behavior Among
Innovation Cohabitating
/ Nursing Romantic, Mid-Life
& Health Couples
Innovation

Christopher College of Committee The effects of 10/2023 Assistant


Perry Health Member moderate chronic Professor,
Solutions sleep restriction on Eastern
/ Exercise physical activity levels
Kentucky
and in older long and
Nutritional habitual duration University
Sciences sleepers: A
secondary analysis
Kristina Edson Co-Chair Sedentary screen 06/2023 NIH/NCI T32
Hasanaj College of time, 24-hour Cancer
Nursing & behaviors, and Prevention &
Health adiposity in adults
Control,
Innovation with overweight or
/ Nursing obesity Postdoctoral
& Health Fellow,
Innovation Northwestern
University

Coles Edson Co-Chair The associations of 04/2020 Lead UX


Hoffmann College of physical activity, Researcher |
Nursing & sedentary behavior, Behavioral
Health and sleep with
Scientist,
Innovation cognitive function in
/ Nursing adults without Castlight
& Health cognitive impairment Health
Innovation

Kiley College of Committee Relationship between 04/2019 Operations


Vander Health Member resting energy Manager,
Wyst Solutions expenditure and Clinical
/ Exercise sleep parameters on
Research
& gestational weight
Nutritional gain and the Support
Sciences medication effect of Team,
macronutrient University of
composition Colorado
Anschutz

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Kristen College of Committee N/A Discontinued


Decker Nursing & Member
Health
Innovation

Mihyun College of Committee Depression, sleep, 03/2017 Assistant


Jeong Nursing & Member and glycemic control Professor,
Health in Korean Americans Gwangju
Innovation with Type 2 diabetes.
University
/ Nursing
& Health
Innovation
Wafa College of Committee Breastfeeding 12/2016 Assistant
Khasawneh Nursing & Member practices, facilitators, Professor,
Health and barriers among California
Innovation immigrant Muslim
State
/ Nursing Arab women living in
& Health a metropolitan area of University,
Innovation the Southwest United Dominguez
States. Hills

Arizona State University Master’s Thesis Committees

Student College / Role Title Date


Program Defended
Tav Gross College of Committee How does the proportion of 12/2023
Health Member daytime to nighttime sleep in
Solutions / MS infants related to gut microbial
Nutritional community structure?
Science
Elise Bailey School of Committee Examining the Trajectory from 11/2022
Social and Member Adverse Childhood
Behavioral Experiences to Sleep Disorder
Sciences / MS Development
Psychology
Megan College of Committee Food Insecurity in Relation to 08/2022
Koelbel Health Member Feed-to-Sleep Methods among
Solutions / MS Infants
Nutritional
Science
Victoria College of Committee Secondary Analysis on the 06/2022
Alanis Health Member Impact of Sleep-Wake Patterns
Solutions / MS and Feeding Practices in the
Nutritional Gut Microbiome in the First
Science Years of Life Trailed into
Toddlerhood
Alex School of Committee Investigating the Effect of 04/2021
Crawley Biological and Member Sleep Deprivation on the
Health Startle Response

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Systems
Engineering
Tara College of Committee Impact of sleep pattern and 04/2019
Mahmood Health Member physical activity on bone
Solutions / turnover markers in college
Nutrition students

Arizona State University Honors Thesis Committees

Student Major Role Title Date


Defended

Emiko Pham Biochemistry Thesis TBD TBD


Director
Jasmyn Nutrition Committee The Impact of Feeding Mode TBD
DeGraff Member and Sterilization Practices on
an Infant’s Gut Microbiome

Gayle Deneb Biochemistry Committee Associations between 3/2024


Bobadilla Member Parental Bedtime
Interventions and Infant Gut
Microbiota in Three-month-old
Infants

Janet Macias Biomedical Thesis The Association between 3/2024


Sciences Director Postpartum Maternal Sleep
and Infant Gut Microbiome
Diversity

Chloe Gallello Biochemistry Committee Baby Bug: Exploring the 4/2023


Member Effects of Ethnicity and
Socioeconomic Status on
Infant Gut Microbiome
Diversity and Childhood
Obesity

Kira Scheiner Neurobiology, Thesis Associations between Early 3/2023


Physiology, Director Postpartum Maternal Sleep
and Behavior and Distress on Infant
Temperament

Olivia Busselle Chemical Committee Anthropological Approach to 4/2022


Engineering Member the Science of Sleep
Paralysis

Anthony Medicinal Thesis Does Exercise Moderate the 4/2022


Sominsky Chemistry Director Relationship between

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Caffeine Consumptions and


Insomnia Severity?

Melanie Nursing Thesis The Association between 08/2021


Anderson Director Dietary Choices and Sleep
Quality
Smita Biomedical Committee Investigating the Effect of 04/2020
Gopalakrishnan Engineering Member Sleep Deprivation on the
Startle Response
Jasmine Exercise and Committee Stress, depression, and sleep 04/2019
Bosnino Wellness Member among college students

Kiley Davis Kinesiology Committee Physical activity trajectories 04/2019


Member among newly-diagnosed
obstructive sleep apnea
patients

JamieLee Kinesiology Thesis Improving the self-efficacy of 04/2019


Richardson Director adolescent sex trafficking
survivors through physical
activity

Natalie Spoehr Nursing Thesis Differences in traditional and 11/2017


Director non-traditional cardiovascular
disease risk factors between
Asian and non-Hispanic White
young adults

Morgan Nursing Committee Effects of decreased 04/2017


Schneck Member opportunity to sleep on
cognitive
performance and mood by
sex in older adults.

Patricia Esch Biology Committee The effects of sleep on bone 04/2017


Member mineral density in college
aged males and females.

Michelle Iliescu Nursing Thesis Methods of Relaxation for 12/2016


Director Promoting Sleep in Patients
Diagnosed with Cancer

Aarthi Kinesiology Committee Comparison of Objective 11/2016


Rameshkumar Member Sleep and Subjective Sleep
with an Actiwatch 2 and Sleep
Logs

Arizona State University Research Supervision

Doctoral Students

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2022 Eucharia Nwabichie (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)


Role: NUR 680 Research Practicum student
2022 – 2023 Jingmin Shu (BioInformatics)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
2021 – 2023 Yingyan Huang (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)
Role: Key Collaborator for systematic review
2021 – Present Malena Amezquita Ernult (Exercise and Nutritional Sciences)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
2021 Jennifer Mattingly (Nursing and Health Innovation)
Role: NUR 680 Research Practicum student
2019 – Present Nana Jiao (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)
Roles: Graduate Research Assistant; NUR 680 Research
Practicum student
2018 Coles Hoffmann (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
2016 Dhwani Kothari (Clinical Psychology)
Role: Graduate Student Assistant
2016 Samantha Calvin (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)
Role: NUR 680 Research Practicum student
2016 Erin Peavey (Nursing and Healthcare Innovation)
Role: NUR 680 Research Practicum student

Masters Students

2023 – Present Carissa Weiberg (Nutritional Sciences)


Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2023 – Present Grace Southworth (Nutritional Sciences)
Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2023 Chante Coulombe (Nutritional Sciences)
Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2022 – Present Tav Gross (Nutritional Sciences)
Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2022 – Present Bethany Liedike (Nutritional Sciences)
Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2021 – 2022 Megan Koelbel (Nutritional Sciences)
Role: TRANSCEND Maternal Child Health Scholar & Research
Assistant
2019 – 2021 Kimiya Kasraeian (Auditory & Language Neuroscience)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant
2018 – 2019 Grethel Ochoa Bobadilla (Counseling)
Role: Graduate Research Assistant

Undergraduate Students

2023 – Present Elizabeth Navarro

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2023 Summer Bretz (Nutritional Sciences)


2023 – Present Sara El Imrani
2023 – Present Anh Phan (Nutritional Sciences)
2023 Hannah Wheeling (Psychology)
2023 Arjun Nair
2023 GaEun Avery Kim
2023 Sidney Ortiz (Nutritional Sciences)
2023 Alexandra Depinto (Biomedical Sciences)
2023 Julia Dispenziere (Biological Sciences)
2023 Annamarie Pici (Nutritional Sciences)
2023 Rama Georgis (Nutritional Sciences)
2022 – Present Hafsa Awan (Barrett Honors, Biological Sciences)
2022 – Present Emiko Pham (Barrett Honors, Biochemistry)
2022 – Present Jasmyn DeGraff (Nutritional Sciences)
2022 – 2023 Mena Abdullah (Barrett Honors, Biomedical Sciences)
2022 – 2023 Michelle Sheikh (Barrett Honors, Biomedical Sciences)
2022 Kathleen Pawley (Barrett Honors, Applied Biological Sciences)
2022 Luzy Kruse (Barrett Honors, Medical Studies)
2022 Ruchira Mirji (Barrett Honors, Genetics, Cellular & Developmental
Biology)
2022 Riya Garg (Barrett Honors, Biomedical Sciences)
2022 Kira Binstock (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2021 – 2023 Kira Scheiner (Barrett Honors, Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior)
2021 – 2023 Hiren Premkumar (Barrett Honors, Biomedical Sciences)
2021 – 2023 Bryn Gunther (Barrett Honors, Kinesiology)
2021 – 2023 Chloe Gallello (Barrett Honors, Biochemistry)
2021 – 2022 Shriya Kakde (Barrett Honors, Biological Sciences [Neurobiology,
Physiology, & Behavior])
2021 – 2022 Jameson-Lee Komarnisky (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2021 – 2022 Gabrielle Quezada (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2021 Lillian Lloyd (Barrett Honors, Neuroscience and Medical Microbiology)
2021 David Montero (Integrative Health)
2021 Marie-Eve McHugh (Human Nutrition)
2021 Megan Koelbel (Dietetics)
2021 Leighton Pennington (Kinesiology)
2021 Jessica Blau (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2021 Madison Ford (Nutrition)
2020 – 2023 Elena Stievater (Barrett Honors, Community Health)
2020 – 2021 Anthony Sominsky (Barrett Honors, Medicinal Biochemistry)
2020 Janyka Ortiz (Nursing)
2019 – 2020 Brendan Wong (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2019 – 2020 Lance M. Lim (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2019 Weiqi Chen (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2017 – 2018 Ritika Gupta (Barrett Honors, Nursing)
2016 – 2018 JamieLee Richardson (Barrett Honors, Kinesiology)
2016 – 2017 Kaitlyn Felix (Barrett Honors, Health Sciences)
2015 Michaela Denniston (Barrett Honors, Nursing)

Research Supervision External to Arizona State University

Graduate Students

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2021 – Present Dana Withrow (Integrative Physiology), University of Colorado Boulder


2014 – 2015 Sarah Emert (Clinical Psychology), University of Alabama

Undergraduate Students

2021 Jessica Wong (Neuroscience), University of Southern California

Pedagogical Training

2020-2021 Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)


Effective Teaching Practices Course
Credential/Certificate in Effective College Instruction (Completed)
This certificate distinguishes educators who satisfy course requirements
(completion of 25 modules) and put research-based teaching techniques
into practice.
Microcredentials Earned:
- Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Learning Environment
- Designing Student-Centered Courses
- Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners
- Promoting Active Learning

Prior Teaching & Instruction

2010−2011 VA Psycho-education Instructor


Behavioral Medicine Applied to Weight Management
Managing Overweight/Obese Veterans Everywhere (MOVE) program
VA San Diego Healthcare System

2010−2011 VA Psycho-education Instructor


Basics in Sleep, Substance Abuse, and Behavioral Treatment for Sleep
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment Program (ADTP)
VA San Diego Healthcare System

2009−2010 Graduate Teaching Instructor


Introduction to Psychology
University of Alabama

2009−2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant


Undergraduate Basic Statistics
Graduate Advanced Statistics: ANOVA
Graduate Advanced Statistics: Multiple Regression
University of Alabama

Invited Lectures/Speaking Opportunities

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02/13/2024 Invited Speaker. In Pursuit of Childhood Obesity Prevention through Infant sleep,
feeding, the gut microbiome, and maternal mental health.
Thomas Anders Seminar Series, Brown University
01/31/2024 Invited Speaker. Infant Sleep Health Assessment, Lessons Learned
University of Pittsburgh
05/22/2023 Invited Speaker. Infant Sleep Health, Feeding, and Growth Trajectories.
Columbia University Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research Sleep
Seminar Series.
02/23/2023 Invited Speaker. SleepWell24. Building an Adaptive Behavioral Intervention using
Control Systems Engineering. Arizona State University College of Health
Solutions Precision Health Seminar.
12/09/2022 Invited Speaker. The Cyclical Relationships between Feeding Practices, Feeding
Mode, and Multimodally-Assessed Infant Sleep. Fall Colloquium series of the
Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Purdue University
10/04/2022 Guest Lecture. National Sleep Health Gaps in Knowledge and Practice. ASU 101
Health Innovation Project, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation,
Arizona State University.
09/22/2022 Guest Lecture. Introduction to Sleep and the Sleep & Health Lab. Translational
Research Club, Arizona State University
03/24/2022 Guest Lecture. Launching and Managing a Lab. Lunch & Learn Series for PhD
Program. Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State
University
10/6/2021 Guest Lecture. National Sleep Health Gaps in Knowledge and Practice. ASU 101
Health Innovation Project, Arizona State University.
09/09/2021 Guest Lecture. Career Trajectories and Pearls of Wisdom. NUR 606 Scientific
Role Development II. Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona
State University
04/07/2021 Guest Lecture. Career Trajectories and Pearls of Wisdom. NUR 607 Scientific
Role Development III: Bridging. Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation,
Arizona State University
02/25/2021 Lessons Learned from Early Career Failures (and some Successes)
Lunch & Learn Series for PhD Program. Edson College of Nursing and Health
Innovation, Arizona State University.
08/14/2020 Transitioning to and Establishing a Career in Research, Clinic, and Industry with
Past TM@L. Panel Presentation and Discussion at 25th Annual Sleep Research
Society Trainee Symposia Series (Virtual Edition)
04/18/2020 Personality Predictors of Insomnia and Treatment Response. Arizona
Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (AZPURC). Department of
Psychology, Arizona State University.
09/19/2019 Guest Lecture. National Sleep Health Gaps in Knowledge and Practice. ASU 101
Health Innovation Project, Arizona State University.
08/27/2019 Faculty Panel: Teaching, Research, and Service. PhD Program Immersion.
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University.
09/12/2018 Guest Lecture: National Sleep Health Gaps in Knowledge and Practice. ASU 101
Health Innovation Project, Arizona State University.
04/21/2018 Invited Speaker. Enhancing Population Health, Reducing Health Inequities, and
Preventing Chronic Disease: Sleep One of the Most Ignored Lifestyle Behaviors.
New Frontiers in Lifestyle Intervention: Opportunities to Transform Societal
Health through Inter-Professional Collaboration. Northern Arizona University
College of Health and Human Services

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01/08/2018 Faculty Panel: Professional Development: Grants Overview. PhD Program


Immersion. Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State
University.
08/22/2017 Faculty Panel: How do I have it all? PhD Program Immersion. Edson College of
Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University.
10/19/2016 Do Differences in Sleep between Black and White Adults Exacerbate
Cardiovascular Health Disparities? Southwestern Interdisciplinary Research
Center (SIRC), Arizona State University.
08/23/2016 Faculty Panel: “Fit” between Non-Nursing Trained Faculty and a Nursing College.
PhD Program Immersion. Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation,
Arizona State University.
01/28/2016 Poor Sleep and Health Outcomes. ASU Retirees Association (ASURA) Seminar
Series. Arizona State University.
12/09/2014 The Role of Race/Ethnicity on Sleep and Pain. Minority Health and Health
Disparities Research Center, Health Disparities Research Training Program,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
08/26/2014 Faculty Panel: Work-Life Balance. PhD Program Immersion. Edson College of
Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University.
11/19/2013 The Role of Race/Ethnicity on Sleep. Minority Health and Health Disparities
Research Center, Health Disparities Research Training Program, University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
12/05/2012 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. 3rd-year Residency program in
Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
11/20/2012 The Role of Race/Ethnicity in the Pain and Sleep Experience. Minority Health
and Health Disparities Research Center, Health Disparities Research Training
Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
09/19/2012 The Scientific Study of Dreaming. Psychology 491: Sleep Science, Department
of Psychology, University of Alabama.
01/06/2012 Psychophysiological Insomnia and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in
Adults. Fellowship program in Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine, University of
Alabama at Birmingham.
08/30/2011 The Role of Race/Ethnicity in the Pain and Sleep Experience. Minority Health
and Health Disparities Research Center, Health Disparities Research Training
Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

International Grant Review

2023 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)


Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials
Winter Cycle

National and Nationally-Based Foundation Grant Review

2022 National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Ad Hoc Reviewer


Cancer, Heart, and Sleep Epidemiology Panel A (CHSA) Study Section

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June 27-28, 2022

2021 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Strategic Research


Awards)
• Spring Cycle

2020 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Strategic Research


Awards)
• Spring Cycle

2019 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Early Career Reviewer Program


Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging (APDA) Study Section
October 21-22, 2019

2019 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Strategic Research


Awards)
• Fall Cycle

2018 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Focused Projects


Humanitarian/Educational Award)
• Fall Cycle

2018 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (Strategic Research


Awards)
• Fall Cycle

2017 American Sleep Medicine Foundation (Focused Projects


Humanitarian/Educational Award)
• Fall Cycle

2017 American Sleep Medicine Foundation (Strategic Research Award)


• Spring and Fall Cycles

2016 American Sleep Medicine Foundation (Focused Projects Award)


• Fall Cycle

Conference Development & Support

International Conference Development Co-Chair

2019-2020 16th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine


Lifestyle Behaviors, Scientific Track Co-Chair
Roles: 1) Develop program by soliciting symposia and abstracts
2) Review symposia and abstract submission

Conference Symposium Chair / Co-Chair

2023 SLEEP, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Indianapolis,IN, USA

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Symposium: Health behaviors, performance, and fatigue across


the lifespan

2023 Advances in Sleep and Circadian Science, Clearwater, FL, USA


Symposium: The Interplay of Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and TRF
with the Gut Microbiome
Symposium: Quantitating Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the 21st
Century

2019 SLEEP, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, San Antonio, TX, USA
Symposium: Insomnia in Pregnancy: Phenotypes & Treatment
Outcomes
Symposium: Pain, the Brain, and Right Heart Strain:
Cardiovascular Consequence of Sleep Disorders

2016 SLEEP, Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Boston, MA, USA


Symposium: Insomnia: Epidemiology and Diagnosis

Conference Poster Session Moderator

2020 American Heart Association


EPI | Lifestyle Councils Scientific Sessions
Poster Session: Sleep Behaviors and Sleep Disorders

Conference Symposium/Abstract Review

2022 Society of Behavioral Medicine 2023 Conference Abstract Reviewer


2015 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Session Proposal Reviewer

Editorial Service

Associate Editor

2020 – Present Sleep Health


- >35 manuscripts dispositioned

Editorial Board

2022 – Present Frontiers of Sleep


2016 – Present Sleep Health

Official Ad Hoc Reviewer

2014 – Present Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Ad-Hoc Reviewer

Advances in Life Course Research


American Journal of Epidemiology
Annals of Medicine
Behavioral Sleep Medicine

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Behaviour Research & Therapy


Biological Psychology
Bipolar Disorders
BMC Public Health
Brain Sciences
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
British Journal of Nutrition
Clinical Journal of Pain
Family & Community Health
Frontiers of Sleep
Health Psychology
Hypertension
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
International Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Journal of the American Heart Association
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Journal of Child Health Care
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Journal of International Medical Research
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Journal of Rheumatology
Journal of Sleep Research
Nature and Science of Sleep
Neurology
Obesity
Pain Reports
Pediatrics
PLOS One
Scientific Reports
Sleep
Sleep Advances
Sleep Disorders
Sleep Health
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Translational Behavioral Medicine

Societal Strategic Planning

2018 Invited Contributor to Sleep Research Society 2018-2022 Strategic Planning


Workshop at Sleep Research Society Headquarters [Darien, IL]

Scientific Research Group Leadership

2021 – Present Leader of the Sleep Working Group for the “REasons for Geographic And
Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study [U01 NS041588 co-

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funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


(NINDS) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA)]

Listserves/Online Groups (Moderator)

2011-2013 Sleep Trainees Network

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2022−2023 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity


2022−2023 Society of Behavioral Medicine
2013−2021 American Heart Association
2009–Present American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2005−Present Sleep Research Society
2014−2017 American Pain Society
2010−2014, 2017 Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
2007– 2016 American Psychology Association
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Positions and/or Offices Held in Professional Organizations (* denotes elected)

2023 – Present *Sleep Research Society Board Director-at-Large


2019 – 2023 Sleep Research Society Scientific Offerings Committee - Member
2019 Sleep Research Society Foundation Annual Appeal Committee - Member
2016 – 2019 Sleep Research Society Communications Committee – Chair
2016 Sleep Research Society Nominations Committee – Member
2015 – 2016 Sleep Research Society: Communications Committee – Vice Chair
2015 – 2017 * Sleep Research Society: Sleep and Behavior Section Head
2015 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Conference Revitalization Task
Force
2013 – 2015 Sleep Research Society: Membership and Communications Committee –
Vice Chair
2011 – 2013 * Sleep Research Society: Board of Directors − Trainee Member at Large
2008 – 2010 Sleep Research Society: Associate Professional Sleep Societies
Conference Trainee Symposia Series Committee

Service to External Community

2016 – 2019 StreetLightUSA - Residential Home for Adolescent Girls At-Risk or Who Have
Experienced Sex Trafficking and/or Sexual Abuse – Needs Assessment
[Research] and Facilitation of Physical Activity Programming for Residents
[Barrett Honors Thesis: JamieLee Richardson]

2014 – 2019 A Day of Social Outreach – Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing
and Health Innovation & College of Health Solutions Annual Volunteer
Programming

2014 – 2018 Arizona Cancer Center – Mayo Clinic/ASU Cancer Wellness Committee
Group Member

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SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY, CAMPUS, & UNIT

Arizona State University (ASU) University Committees

2021 – 2022 Lab Safety Committee

ASU Graduate College

2019 Reviewer, 2020 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards

ASU Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

2022 – 2023 Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee [CHAIR]


2021 – 2022 PhD Admissions Committee, Member
2021 EDSON 2026 Information Technology Goal Crew, Member
2021 – 2022 PhD Program Identity Committee, Member
2020 – 2021 PhD Program Recruitment Committee, Member
2020 EDSON 2026 Research & Scholarship Goal Crew, Member
2020 PhD Admissions Committee, Member
2019 – 2021 Champion, Undergraduate Research Initiatives
2019 – 2023 Interprofessional Education, Collaborative Practice and Research Guiding
Coalition, Member
2019 PhD Admissions Committee, Member
2018 – 2019 Research & Undergraduate Research Progress Groups, Member
2017 – 2018 Dean Search Committee, Member
2016 – 2019 Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee, Member
2016 – 2018 Substance Abuse Committee, Member
2016 – 2017 Scholarship Committee, Member
2015 PhD Program Manuscript Option Dissertation Committee, Member
2015 PhD Admissions Committee, Member
2013 – Present PhD Curriculum Committee, Member

University of Alabama
2007 – 2010 The University of Alabama Department of Psychology
Affirmative Action and Minority Recruitment Committee

OTHER CLINICAL/RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCE

2012−2013 Behavioral Sleep Medicine Therapist


University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Psychiatric Medicine,
Birmingham, AL
Supervisor: Adrian Hal Thurstin, PhD

2009−2010 Behavioral Medicine Intern


University Medical Center Internal Medicine Unit, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentors: Jim Hamilton, PhD; Vijaya Sundar, MD

2009−2010 Psychometrician for Employment Services


The University of Alabama Police Department, Tuscaloosa, AL

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Mentor: Forrest Scogin, PhD

2009 Neurology Psychometrician


Neuropsychological Clinic, P.C., Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor: Mark Prohaska, PhD

2008−2009 Alabama Disability Assessments


Disability Determination Services, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor: Michael Griffin, PhD

2008−2009 Behavioral Sleep Medicine Intern


Alabama Neurology and Sleep Medicine Black Warrior Medical Center,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Accredited American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Behavioral Sleep
Medicine Training Program
Mentors: Kenneth L. Lichstein, PhD; James Geyer, MD

2008 Behavioral Medicine Intern


Tuskaloosa Internal Medicine Clinic, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor: Jim Hamilton, PhD

2007−2008 Anxiety Disorders Practicum


The University of Alabama Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentor: Melissa Jackson, PhD

2007−2008 Basic Clinical Psychology Practicum


The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentors: Forrest Scogin, PhD; Laura Klinger, PhD; Beth Dinoff, PhD; Lee Keyes,
PhD

2006−2008 Graduate Research Assistant and Clinical Research Therapist


The University of Alabama Sleep Research Project, Tuscaloosa, AL
Assisted Study: Treating Addiction to Sleep Medication; NIDA: 5 R01 DA013574
Mentor: Kenneth L. Lichstein, PhD

2005−2006 Psychometrician/Research Assistant


University of Arizona Sleep Respiratory Laboratory
Assisted Study: Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES);
NHLBI: 5 U01 HL068060
Supervisor: Stuart F. Quan, MD

2004−2006 Senior Technician Research Assistant/Honors Thesis Student


University of Arizona Sleep Research Laboratory
Assisted Studies: Insomnia Methods Research Study; Mindfulness-based
Meditation Depression Relapse Prevention Study
Mentors: Richard R. Bootzin, PhD; Willoughby Britton, PhD

EXTRACURRICULAR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

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Spring, 2014 PSY 534 Psychometric Methods. Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University
Fall, 2013 PSY 598 Multi-Level Modeling. Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University
Fall, 2013 Event-Related Potentials Boot Camp. Presenter: Steve Luck, PhD. Department
of Psychology, Arizona State University
Fall, 2012 Vocabulary of Clinical and Translational Science Course. Center for Clinical and
Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Spring, 2012 HCO 677 Patient-Based Outcomes Measurement. School of Public Health,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Spring, 2012 100C:12-3 Research Commercialization Introductory Course. National Council
for Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer: Research Commercialization & SBIR Center.
Fall, 2011 GRD-706: Grants and Fellowships 101.Graduate School, University of Alabama
at Birmingham.
Fall, 2011 GRD-707: Presenting Effectively. Graduate School, University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
Fall, 2011 UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education. Lab Management Course for
Postdoctoral Scholars, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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